Legal Opinion

Simonton v. Pliler

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided January 16, 2003No. 01-56617; D.C. No. CV-00-01581-MLHPublished

1Opinion of the Court

*674MEMORANDUM **

Paul Gilbert Simonton appeals pro se the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition challenging his jury conviction and sentence for aiding and abetting premeditated attempted murder pursuant to California Penal Code §§ 31, 187, and 664(a). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253. We review de novo, see Miles v. Prunty, 187 F.3d 1104, 1105 (9th Cir.1999), and we affirm.

Simonton first contends that the California Court of Appeal’s decision, holding him strictly hable for the perpetrator’s state of mind, contravened the rules of statutory construction and…

2Cases cited8 opinions

Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
Willie Lee Miles v. K.W. Prunty, Warden Attorney General of the State of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
United States v. Juan Sanchez-Cervantes, AKA Hugo Quirox, Quiroc, Quiroz, Quiroz Trejo, and Quiroz TapiaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002

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