United States Ninth Circuit

Held that the Arizona courts did not properly weigh a defendant's mitigating evidence before sentencing him to death. He contended that he should not have been required to establish a causal connection between his history of substance abuse and the murder. Agreeing with him, the Ninth Circuit reversed the denial of federal habeas relief, in relevant part.

Appellate Information

• Published 2019/03/04

Judges

• Paez

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel