Legal Opinion
Scott v. Schriro
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 2, 2009No. 05-99012PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Per curiam
Roger Scott, an Arizona state prisoner sentenced to death, appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus in federal district court. When a state prisoner files such a petition, the district court will usually not hear any claim the petitioner did not first present to the state courts. This process is referred to as the prisoner “exhausting” his state remedies. Nor will the district court decide a claim denied by a state court because the petitioner failed to follow a rule of state procedure that is both adequate and independent of federal law. To be considered “adequate,” the…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Ring v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
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3Cited by115 opinions
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- Greenway v. SchriroCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011
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