Legal Opinion
Smith v. Mahoney
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 5, 2010No. 94-99003PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge THOMAS; Dissent by Judge BETTY B. FLETCHER.
THOMAS, Circuit Judge:
Ronald Smith murdered two men, pled guilty to the crimes, requested capital punishment, and was sentenced to death. Shortly thereafter, Smith changed his mind and requested resentencing. He was resentenced to death in 1984. Since then, Smith has challenged his death sentences in various fora, including this Court, and has been resentenced two more times, once in 1992 and again in 1995. Smith now appeals two decisions. He appeals the district court’s 1994 denial of his original ineffective assistance of counsel…
2Cases cited70 opinions
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- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by4 opinions
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