Legal Opinion
Charles Hedlund v. Charles Ryan
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 24, 2014No. 09-99019PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Charles Michael Hedlund, an Arizona state prisoner, appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition. A jury convicted Hedlund of one count of first degree murder for the 1991 killing of Jim McClain. The trial court sentenced Hedlund to death for the murder. The jury also convicted Hedlund of the second degree murder of Christene Mertens. We affirm the district court and hold that Hedlund has not raised a viable claim for relief under § 2254.
We address six claims raised in Hedlund’s petition: (1) the use of a leg…
2Cases cited60 opinions
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Sophia Daire v. Mary LattimoreCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2016
- Charles Hedlund v. Charles RyanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2016
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