Legal Opinion
Michael Apelt v. Charles Ryan
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 28, 2017No. 15-99013 15-99015PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CALLAHAN, Circuit Judge:
In December 1988, Michael Apelt (“Apelt”) and his brother, Rudi, murdered Apelt’s wife of less than two months in order to collect on her life insurance policy. The brothers were tried separately, convicted of first degree murder, and given death sentences. Having obtained no relief in the Arizona courts, Apelt filed a habeas petition in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. After a stay of proceedings to allow Apelt to advance a claim in the state courts based on the Supreme Court’s decision in Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304, 122 S.Ct.…
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