Legal Opinion
Jimmie Wayne Jeffers v. James R. Ricketts, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections Donald Wawrzaszek, Superintendent, Arizona State Prison
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 9, 1987No. 86-1840PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
Jimmie Wayne Jeffers appeals the dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Jeffers’ habeas petition challenges his convictions for assault with a deadly weapon and first degree murder and his sentence of death. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for proceedings consistent with our opinion.
*478FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Jeffers’ was convicted of murdering Penelope Cheney and of assaulting Doris Van der Veer with a deadly weapon. Penelope Cheney had been Jeffers’ girlfriend and had been arrested with Jeffers in May…
2Cases cited51 opinions
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- Proffitt v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by40 opinions
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