United States Ninth Circuit

Affirming the denial of a pre-AEDPA habeas corpus petition relating to the petitioner's Nevada conviction for robbery and murder and reversing the denial of the petition with respect to the petitioner's death sentence on account of the admission of testimony against him by a psychiatrist whose interactions with the petitioner were improper and resulted in a substantial effect on the decision to impose the death penalty.

Appellate Information

• Published 2017/07/05

Judges

• FLETCHER

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel