Legal Opinion
Paul Michael THOMPSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Robert BORG, Et Al., Respondents-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 22, 1996No. 94-15846PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge KLEINFELD.
KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge:
This is a state habeas corpus case. We apply the newly established standard for prejudice in state habeas constitutional error cases, and determine that on the facts of this ease, there was no prejudice requiring that the writ be issued.
I. Facts.
Two groups confronted each other behind a fried chicken restaurant. Thompson stabbed three men from the other group, killing one of them. He also held a knife as he spoke with a woman in a car and slashed one of her tires.
He was charged with first degree murder for the killing, attempted murder for…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Brecht v. AbrahamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Arizona v. FulminanteSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Darden v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by79 opinions
- Patrick James Jeffries v. Tana Wood, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- William Harold Mancuso, Petitioner-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Ana M. Olivarez, Respondent-Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Runningeagle v. SchriroCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2012
- John Espiredion Valerio v. Jackie Crawford, Director of the Department of Prisons E.K. McDaniel WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Robert E. Kennedy v. Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, State of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
74 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.