Legal Opinion
Michael Hardy Brothers v. Earl B. Dowdle, Warden, and Robert K. Corbin, Arizona Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 21, 1987No. 86-1638PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge:
Brothers was convicted by a jury in Arizona Superior Court of two counts of armed robbery and one count of first degree burglary. After unsuccessfully appealing his conviction, Brothers petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus, alleging: (1) the court improperly admitted evidence derived from an unreliable identification; (2) he received ineffective assistance of counsel; and, (3) the court violated his right to due process by considering his previous “contacts” with the law as aggravating circumstances during sentencing. The district court denied the petition; Brothers…
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