Legal Opinion
Carriger v. Lewis
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 28, 1992No. Nos. 87-1549, 90-16013, 90-16016, 91-16334 and 91-70614PublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRIS, Circuit Judge:
In 1978, Paris Hoyt Carriger was convicted of robbery and first-degree murder. After exhausting his state appeals, he sought a federal writ of habeas corpus. A panel of the Ninth Circuit denied the writ, see Carriger v. Lewis, 948 F.2d 588 (9th Cir. 1991). We voted to re-hear the case en banc. We now vacate the panel’s decision, but affirm the district court’s denial of the writ.
FACTS
On March 13, 1978, Robert Shaw’s jewelry store was robbed. The robber tied Shaw’s hands behind his back, and repeatedly struck his skull with an iron skillet. Shaw suffered a crushed skull,…
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