Legal Opinion
Carpenter v. Ayers
District Court, N.D. California
Decided March 5, 2008No. C 98-2444 MJJPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
MARTIN J. JENKINS, District Judge.
Introduction
The instant case arises from petitioner’s conviction and death sentence for the first degree murders of Ellen Hansen and Heather Scaggs, the attempted murder of Steven Haertle, the attempted rape of Hansen, and the rape of Scaggs. See People v. Carpenter, 15 Cal.4th 312, 63 Cal.Rptr.2d 1, 935 P.2d 708 (1997). The crimes were committed in Santa Cruz County, but following a change of venue, the case was tried in Los Angeles County. 1 The California Supreme Court affirmed petitioner’s conviction and sentence on direct appeal on April 28, 1997.…
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