Legal Opinion

Boyer v. Belleque

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided October 28, 2011No. 10-35574PublishedCited by 74 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GOULD, Circuit Judge:

Oregon state prisoner Andrew Lee Boyer appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition. He argues that the evidence presented was constitutionally insufficient for a rational jury to find him guilty of attempted aggravated murder beyond a reasonable doubt. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291 and 2253(a). Our review of the evidence convinces us that the prosecution presented evidence of specific intent to kill, as that element has been defined by Oregon state law and interpreted by the state appellate court.…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  4. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. Woodford v. VisciottiSupreme Court of the United States · 2002

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3Cited by74 opinions

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  2. Kimberly Long v. Deborah K. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2013
  3. Silva v. McDonaldDistrict Court, C.D. California · 2012
  4. Willis Creech v. Scott FrauenheimCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015
  5. Davis v. JohnsonDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2019

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