Legal Opinion
Blufford Hayes, Jr. v. Jeanne Woodford
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 26, 2002No. 99-99030PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge O’SCANNLAIN; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge THOMAS.
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge.
In this death penalty habeas case, we must decide whether counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to present potentially mitigating evidence at the trial’s penalty phase. We also consider numerous other claims, including whether the prosecution’s failure to reveal evidence that could have been used to impeach a witness had a material effect on the jury’s verdict.
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On the afternoon of January 1, 1980, Blufford Hayes Jr.’s sister, Barbara Lord, *1061returned to her room at the…
2Cases cited87 opinions
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3Cited by56 opinions
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- Fred Berre Douglas v. Jeanne S. Woodford, Warden, of Rswl California State Prison at San QuentinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- Prete v. BradburyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
- Douglas Ray Stankewitz v. Jeanne S. Woodford, Warden, San Quentin State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
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