Legal Opinion
Martinez-Villareal v. Lewis
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 4, 1996No. Nos. 94-99011, 94-99012PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge.
Arizona state prisoner Ramon Martinez-Villareal appeals the district court’s rejection of his petition for writ of habeas corpus on issues relating to the guilt phase of his murder trial in the Arizona Superior Court in Santa Cruz County. Warden Samuel Lewis (“State”) appeals the district court’s grant of the writ on the claim of ineffective assistance of counsel at the sentencing phase of the trial. We affirm the district court’s denial of Martinez-Villareal’s petition as to claims relating to the guilt phase of the trial, but reverse the grant of the writ as to…
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