Legal Opinion
Kevin Cooper v. Arthur Calderon, Warden of California State Prison at San Quentin
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 9, 2001No. 97-99030PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by judge RYMER; Concurrence by Judge RONALD M. GOULD; Dissent by judge JAMES R. BROWNING.
*1107RYMER, Circuit Judge:
California state prisoner Kevin Cooper appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition, in which he challenged his conviction for the first degree murders of Douglas Ryen, Jessica Ryen, Peggy Ann Ryen and Christopher Hughes, and attempted murder in the first degree of Joshua Ryen. Following his conviction, Cooper was sentenced to death.
Because Cooper filed his habeas petition before the AntiTerrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AED-PA),…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- California v. TrombettaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Arizona v. YoungbloodSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Beck v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Kevin Cooper v. Arthur Calderon, Warden of California State Prison at San QuentinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Stanley Williams v. Jeanne S. Woodford, Warden, California State Prison, San QuentinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
- Cooper v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
- Donald Edward Beaty v. Terry Stewart, DirectorCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Leavitt v. AraveCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
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