Legal Opinion
Carl Anthony Thomas v. Samuel A. Lewis
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 27, 1991No. 90-16585PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLEHER, District Judge:
Thomas appeals the district court’s dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus and the district court’s subsequent denial of his motion to vacate the dismissal. For reasons set forth below, we affirm.
I. FACTS
In a 1971 bench trial in Arizona state court, Thomas was found guilty of first-degree rape and assault with a deadly weapon. 1 Thomas appealed the convictions and sentences. The Arizona Supreme Court affirmed the trial court. 2
In 1978, Thomas filed a petition for a post-conviction relief in state court, claiming that he was entitled to be resentenced…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Michigan v. LongSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Harris v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Ylst v. NunnemakerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by113 opinions
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- Todd Hiivala v. Tana WoodCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- Joseph Murl Bennett v. Glen Mueller, Warden Cal Terhune, Director Attorney General of the State of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- Carriger v. LewisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- Michael Emerson CORRELL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Terry L. STEWART, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, Respondent-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
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