Legal Opinion
Pinholster v. Ayers
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 9, 2009No. 03-99003, 03-99008PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge MILAN D. SMITH, JR.; Dissent by Chief Judge KOZINSKI.
MILAN D. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judge:
Scott Lynn Pinholster (Pinholster) was sentenced to death after a jury convicted him of double murder with a knife in the course of a home robbery and burglary. After exhausting his state remedies, Pin-holster sought a writ of habeas corpus in federal district court in which he alleged, among other claims, ineffective assistance of counsel at both the guilt and penalty phases of his trial. Applying the standards of the Antiterrorism and Effective *655Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA), Pub.L.…
2Cases cited47 opinions
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- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by58 opinions
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