Legal Opinion
Gretzler v. Stewart
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 30, 1997No. 95-99023PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEAVY, Circuit Judge.
Douglas Edward Gretzler, an Arizona prison inmate currently under a state court sentence of death, appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We have jurisdiction over this appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291 and 2253, and we affirm.1
FACTS AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS
The relevant underlying facts are largely undisputed and were adequately summarized by the Supreme Court of Arizona:
In late December of 1972, Gretzler abandoned his wife and infant daughter in New York City, leaving no word of his intentions or…
2Cases cited70 opinions
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3Cited by43 opinions
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- Donald Edward Beaty v. Terry Stewart, DirectorCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
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