Legal Opinion
Robert Alton Harris v. R. Pulley, Warden of the California State Prison at San Quentin, California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 28, 1989No. 84-6433PublishedCited by 143 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALARCON, Circuit Judge:
Robert Alton Harris (hereinafter Harris) appeals from the denial of his petitions for a writ of habeas corpus challenging the constitutionality of his convictions for two counts of murder and the sentence of death under California’s 1977 capital sentencing law. 1
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On March 6, 1979, a California jury in a bifurcated trial convicted Harris of two counts of murder and sentenced him to death. On February 11, 1981, the California Supreme Court affirmed the convictions and the sentence of death on direct appeal. People v. Harris, 28 Cal.3d 935, 623 P.2d 240,…
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3Cited by143 opinions
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