Legal Opinion
Donald Alan Miller v. A.A. Stagner and R.L. Pulley, Leroy Freeman v. A.A. Stagner and R.L. Pulley
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 14, 1985No. 84-5980, 84-5981PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
The first paragraph of section 2.a., Lesser included offense instruction, on page 6 of our opinion (filed April 8, 1985) 757 F.2d 988, shall be amended to read:
Appellants next argue that they were unconstitutionally convicted because the trial court did not sua sponte instruct the jury on the elements of conspiracy to commit murder under the lesser included offense doctrine. Due process potentially required such instructions in the state court because conspiracy to commit murder is a capital offense in California. See Beck v. Alabama, 447 U.S. 625, 638 & n. 14, 100 S.Ct. 2382, 2390 & n.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Beck v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- People v. SedenoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
- Hopper v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- People v. FlannelCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
- Donald Alan Miller v. A.A. Stagner and R.L. Pulley, Leroy Freeman v. A.A. Stagner and R.L. PulleyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by61 opinions
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- State v. KjorsvikWashington Supreme Court · 1991
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- Russell A. Tinsley v. Bob BorgCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Richard Adams Hovey v. Robert L. Ayers, Jr., Acting Warden, California State Prison at San QuentinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
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