Legal Opinion
Lambright v. Stewart
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 8, 1999No. Nos. 96-99020, 96-99025, 96-99026PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge FERNANDEZ; Dissent by Judge REINHARDT.
FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judge:
Joe Leonard Lambright and Robert Douglas Smith were found guilty of murder and sentenced to death. Their convictions and sentences were affirmed by the Arizona Supreme Court,1 and they, ultimately, sought federal writs of habeas corpus on various grounds. The district court denied the writs and they appealed. A three-judge panel of this court ordered that the writs be granted on the single ground that they were deprived of their constitutional rights when the Arizona trial court used dual juries (one for each of…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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- Brecht v. AbrahamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Kentucky Department of Corrections v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Beck v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by50 opinions
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- Maxwell Hoffman v. A.J. Arave, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Gerald Ross Pizzuto, Jr. v. A.J. Arave, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
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