Legal Opinion
Ben-Sholom v. Ayers
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 2, 2012No. 09-99014PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal stems from the murder of Silva Teague during a burglary and robbery gone wrong in rural California. In 1986, Chay’im Ben-Sholom 1 was convicted of the murder and sentenced to death. In 2008, the district court granted habeas relief as to Ben-Sholom’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel during the penalty phase of trial, vacated the capital sentence, and ordered a re-trial as to the sentence or the imposition of a life sentence without the possibility of parole. Ben-Sholom v. Ayers, 566 F.Supp.2d 1058, 1147(E.D.Cal.2008). The government does not…
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