Legal Opinion
Talal B. Jammal v. John K. Van De Kamp, Attorney General of the State of California Superior Court of the County of Contra Costa
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 28, 1991No. 19-35019PublishedCited by 328 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge:
We consider whether petitioner Talal B. Jammal is entitled to a writ of habeas corpus because of an evidentiary error at his criminal trial.
Facts
Police arrested David Willis on suspicion of car theft and discovered a cache of drugs, $47,000 and a handgun in the trunk of the car. The gun and the car were registered to Jammal.
Everyone agrees that Willis stole the car from Jammal. According to Willis, he had decided to “get” Jammal because Jammal had ripped him off in a $50 marijuana transaction. He waited outside Jammal’s house until Jammal came out; when Jam-mal started…
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