Legal Opinion
Phillip Jackson Lyons v. Jackie Crawford
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 13, 2000No. 99-17351PublishedCited by 215 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
"We must decide whether the district court properly dismissed a petition for ha-beas relief for failure to exhaust state court remedies.
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In 1991, Phillip Jackson Lyons was convicted of kidnaping and robbery with use of a deadly weapon following a jury trial in a Nevada state court. Lyons appealed the convictions to the Supreme Court of Nevada. Citing only to decisions of Nevada and California state courts, Lyons argued that there was insufficient evidence to sustain his conviction and that the trial court erred in admitting the testimony of an investigating police…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Duncan v. HenrySupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Anderson v. HarlessSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Todd Hiivala v. Tana WoodCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
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3Cited by215 opinions
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- Lyons v. CrawfordCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- Joseph Sandgathe v. Manfred F. MaassCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
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