Legal Opinion
Scott Jones v. Jeri Taylor
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 19, 2014No. 13-36202PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:
In 2003, Petitioner Scott Jones was convicted of unlawful sexual penetration for the sexual abuse of his sister, S.J. Jones’ conviction was based primarily on S.J.’s testimony that Jones inserted his finger inside her vagina on multiple occasions, as well as testimony by S.J.’s and Jones’ father, Ken Jones, and sister, Jennifer Pond, that Jones admitted to penetrating S.J.
All three witnesses now recant their testimonies. Based on these recantations, Jones brought a federal habeas petition seeking relief based on a freestanding claim of actual innocence. The…
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