Legal Opinion
Richter v. Hickman
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 9, 2008No. 06-15614, 06-15776PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEEZER, Circuit Judge:
Appellants in these two consolidated cases were jointly convicted of murder, attempted murder, robbery and burglary in California state court. They were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. In the present action, they appeal the district court’s denial of writs of habeas corpus. Appellants allege that they received ineffective assistance of counsel at trial in violation of Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984). Appellants further allege that the prosecution suppressed exculpatory evidence at trial in…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Hall v. ScribnerDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2008
- Richter v. HickmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
- Richter v. HarringtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011
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