United States Ninth Circuit
Poyson v. Ryan, 10-990005
District court's denial of 28 U.S.C. section 2254 habeas corpus petition brought by prisoner challenging conviction and capital sentence for murder is affirmed where the Arizona Supreme Court did not deprive petitioner of his right to individualized sentencing by applying an unconstitutional causal nexus test to potentially mitigating evidence.
Appellate Information
- Decided 03/22/2013
- Published 03/22/2013
Judges
- Fisher
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit