Another Ninth Circuit denial of habeas relief in a California death penalty case

Applying the standard of review of the federal Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, which is highly deferential to state court decisions, the three-judge federal appeals panel rejected arguments regarding the destruction of police personnel records before the petitioner’s retrial, and claims of instructional error, coerced confessions, and a double jeopardy violation.

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Another Ninth Circuit denial of habeas relief in a California death penalty case

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