Legal Opinion
Harris v. Hamlet
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 7, 2003No. 01-57077. D.C. No. CV-01-00199-VAPPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM **
Appellant Dwayne Harris, a California state prisoner, appeals the district court’s order denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for writ of habeas corpus. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253 and review de novo a district court’s decision to grant or deny a § 2254 habeas petition, while reviewing its factual findings for clear error. See Melendez v. Pliler, 288 F.3d 1120, 1124 (9th Cir.2002). The relevant facts are known to the parties and are discussed here only briefly.
Harris challenges his 1998 conviction for second-degree murder with a firearm enhancement, for which he…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. Donaciano Hernandez-EscarsegaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Claret EcheverryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Gary Bradley v. W.A. Duncan, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Michael Anthony Lockhart v. C.A. Terhune, Director, California Department of Corrections Gail Lewis, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alberto Jose DEL MURO, AKA Raul Torres-Garcia, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Harris v. Hamlet, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2004