Legal Opinion
Celaya v. Stewart
District Court, D. Arizona
Decided February 25, 2010No. CV 01-622-TUC-DCBPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
DAVID C. BURY, District Judge.
The Court dismisses grounds two and three, and grants habeas relief on ground one of the Second Amended Petition. Respondents shall release Petitioner from custody unless, within days, retrial proceedings are commenced.
BACKGROUND
During the late night hours of December 21, 1992, Petitioner Celaya shot Trinidad Lopez, age 51. He died. She was years old and claimed she shot him in self-defense. She was transferred to adult court. A jury tried and convicted her of first degree murder and armed robbery. She was sentenced to a term of years to life on the murder…
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