Legal Opinion
Frank Atwood v. Charles Ryan
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 13, 2017No. 14-99002PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
IKUTA, Circuit Judge:
Frank Jarvis Atwood was found guilty of kidnapping and first-degree felony murder and sentenced to death. Atwood appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291 and 2253, and we affirm.
I
Because the facts as found by the Arizona Supreme Court are presumed correct, 28 U.S.C. § 2254(e)(1), the following background relies on the state court’s determination of factual issues.
Before the kidnapping and murder convictions at issue in this case, Frank Jarvis Atwood had been convicted twice for…
2Cases cited52 opinions
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- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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