Legal Opinion
John Doe v. Robert Ayers, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 31, 2015No. 15-99006PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
I. Introduction
In 1984, a house in California was burglarized and a number of items were stolen. K.H. and M.H. resided there with M.H.’s young children, a live-in babysitter, L.R., and her daughter. Petitioner John Doe, 1 who was living at the time in a vacant house adjacent to the property, was arrested in connection with the burglary, but then released.
Soon after, while K.H. and M.H. were not at home, their house was burglarized again. L.R. was murdered, having been beaten, stabbed, and strangled. Her body was found supine on the bed in the master bedroom,…
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