Legal Opinion
Ashmus v. Calderon
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 18, 1997No. 96-16141PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.
On April 24,1996, President Clinton signed into law the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, Pub.L. No. 104-132, 110 Stat. 1214(Act). Troy A. Ashmus, a state prisoner who has been sentenced to death, brought this action on behalf of himself and others who have been sentenced to death in California. Ashmus contends California may not take advantage of certain benefits provided by Chapter 154 of the Act because California has not yet qualified under the provisions of that Chapter. Chapter 154 of the Act applies to federal habeas corpus…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Catlin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Green v. MansourSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Idaho v. Coeur D'Alene Tribe of IdahoSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- McFarland v. ScottSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
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3Cited by19 opinions
- In Re RobbinsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1998
- Troy A. Ashmus v. Jeanne Woodford, Acting Warden of California State Prison at San QuentinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- Stephen Redd v. Patricia GuerreroCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2023
- Ashmus v. CalderonDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1998
- In Re RobbinsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1998
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