Legal Opinion

Ricky Sechrest v. Renee Baker

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided March 5, 2015No. 11-99015Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM *

Ricky David Sechrest was convicted in 1983 in Nevada state court of two counts of first degree murder and two counts of kidnapping. Sechrest seeks habeas relief for these convictions. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, and we affirm the district court’s denial of habeas relief.

This case was last before us in 2008. Sechrest v. Ignacio, 549 F.3d 789 (9th Cir.2008). A full recitation pf the factual and procedural history appears in the 2008 opinion. Id. at 797-801.

This appeal centers on two subparts of the fourth claim in Sechrest’s fourth amended petition. In “Ground 4A,”…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Brecht v. AbrahamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. United States v. YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Donnelly v. DeChristoforoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Hedgpeth v. PulidoSupreme Court of the United States · 2008

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