Legal Opinion
Robert Charles Comer v. Dora B. Schriro, Director, of Arizona Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 13, 2006No. 98-99003PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERGUSON, Circuit Judge.
Arizona death row prisoner, Robert Charles Comer (“Comer”), appealed the District Court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition challenging his conviction and capital sentence for first degree murder, armed robbery, kidnapping, *940aggravated assault, sexual assault, and sexual abuse. Before Comer’s appeal could be heard, however, the State of Arizona (the “State”) and Comer filed motions to dismiss the appeal because Comer expressed his desire to be executed. On remand from this Court, the District Court held an evidentiary hearing and found Comer to have…
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