United States Ninth Circuit

Affirming the denial of a petition for writ of habeas corpus in case of a man found guilty of kidnapping and first degree felony murder with a history of convictions for sexual incidents involving children because the imposition of a death sentence was reasonable, claims that FBI agents planted evidence lacked any support, and ineffective assistance of trial counsel claims that were not raised in state court lacked merit because the attorney's conduct was reasonable and the defendant hadn't wanted to pursue mental health claims at the time of the trial.

Appellate Information

• Published 2017/09/13

Judges

• IKUTA

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel