Legal Opinion
Phillip J. Harmon v. Charles Ryan, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 26, 1992No. 91-15139PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
The roots of this appeal lie in Arizona v. Shattuck, 140 Ariz. 582, 684 P.2d 154 (1984). In Shattuck, the Arizona Supreme Court was presented with the question of what an appointed counsel’s obligations are under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), with regard to seeking discretionary review in the state supreme court of issues he believes are frivolous. The Court noted that the Arizona judicial “system is strained to the point that we cannot afford the luxury of repeated review of trivia or issues of small merit.” 684 P.2d at…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Ake v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Harris v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Jenkins v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Reed v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by62 opinions
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- Clarence Ray Allen v. Jeanne S. Woodford, Warden, of the California State Prison at San QuentinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
- Kenneth Wayne Magouirk v. Michael Phillips, Warden, Winn Correctional Center and Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, State of LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- Jaturun Siripongs v. Arthur Calderon, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
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