United States Ninth Circuit

Denial of state prisoner’s habeas corpus petition challenging her first-degree murder convictions is reversed and remanded for consideration of petitioner's claim on the merits where the state failed to meet its burden of demonstrating that the Ex parte Dixon, 264 P.2d 513 (Cal. 1953), bar’s adequacy at the time of petitioner's default.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/09/2015
• Published 06/09/2015

Judges

• Nguyen

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel