United States Ninth Circuit

The district court's denial of a habeas corpus petition challenging a murder conviction and capital sentence is affirmed, where: 1) the use of dual juries, one for petitioner and one for his co-defendant, did not violate clearly established federal law; 2) petitioner procedurally defaulted on his other dual juries challenges on his claim that the trial court violated his rights by requiring him to wear a leg brace during trial; and 3) the record makes clear that the trial court adequately considered and weighed petitioner's mitigation evidence.

Appellate Information

• Argued 09/16/2013
• Decided 09/16/2013
• Published 09/16/2013

Judges

• SMITH

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel