Legal Opinion
Steve Lee Lewis v. Harold J. Cardwell, Superintendent, Arizona State Prison
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 2, 1980No. 78-1652PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUG, Circuit Judge:
The appellant, Steve Lee Lewis, a state prisoner, appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for post-conviction relief from his Arizona state court convictions under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We affirm.
Proceedings Below
In 1971, the appellant was convicted after a jury trial in Pima County, Arizona, on two counts of first degree murder and one count of attempted murder. He did not appeal his convictions to the Arizona state courts, apparently relying on his counsel’s advice that he might be sentenced to death if convicted upon retrial.
Subsequently, the appellant filed a…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Troy Cooper v. C. J. FitzharrisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by21 opinions
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