Legal Opinion
Charles E. McDowell v. Arthur Calderon, Warden of the California State Prison at San Quentin
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 24, 1997No. 96-99000PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TROTT, Circuit Judge:
On May 20, 1982, Charles E. McDowell, Jr., killed Paula Rodriguez. Following this grisly homicide, a jury convicted him of various crimes, including murder committed with the special circumstances of burglary and rape, and sentenced him to death. After exhausting his claims for relief in state court, he filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in federal district court, which was denied. He appealed, and a divided three-judge panel of this court affirmed the district court. The panel’s opinions, which fully recite the facts and the procedural background of this case,…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by69 opinions
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