Legal Opinion
Albert Ray Beam v. David Paskett, Warden, Idaho State Prison-Boise
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 7, 1993No. 90-35616PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
In 1983, the petitioner, Albert Ray Beam, and Michael Shawn Scroggins were charged with the rape and murder of thirteen-year old Mondi Lenten. Each of the defendants, during the course of the proceedings, attempted to place the blame for the crime on the other, and a central issue in the case was which of the two was primarily responsible for the murder. For this reason, each' defendant was represented by separate counsel. They were, however, tried jointly. Concerned that each defendant’s statements, which inculpated the other, would not be admissible in the other’s…
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