Legal Opinion
Keith Daniel Williams v. Arthur Calderon, Warden, San Quentin State Prison
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 7, 1995No. 93-99006PublishedCited by 168 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POOLE, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Keith Daniel Williams, sentenced to death for committing three murders, 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. Although we agree that some of Williams’ claims identify defects in his sentencing, none of these flaws rise to the level of prejudicial or harmful error warranting habeas relief. We therefore affirm.
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Keith Daniel Williams, Robert Tyson, and three others were out driving on Saturday, September 30, 1978, when their car broke down. Williams and Tyson decided…
2Cases cited77 opinions
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3Cited by168 opinions
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