Legal Opinion

Paris Hoyt CARRIGER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Terry L. STEWART, Respondent-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided September 24, 1996No. 95-99025PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

We have reconsidered Carriger’s appeal in light of Thompson v. Keohane, — U.S. -, 116 S.Ct. 457, 133 L.Ed.2d 383 (1995), and the parties’ further submissions. The opinion filed November 29, 1995, is withdrawn. A substitute opinion is filed concurrently.

OPINION

KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge.

Paris Hoyt Carriger is a death row inmate in Arizona. We consider several of his claims, including whether he has met the burden of showing actual innocence articulated in Herrera v. Collins, 506 U.S. 390, 113 S.Ct. 853, 122 L.Ed.2d 203 (1993).

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The petitioner in Herrera argued that it would be…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Schlup v. DeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  5. Pennsylvania v. FinleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Carriger v. StewartCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
  2. Ignacio Alberto ORTIZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Terry STEWART, Respondent-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
  3. Miller v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
  4. Robert A. Cornell v. Crispus Nix, Warden, IspCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
  5. Spencer v. AultDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1996

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