Legal Opinion
Demetrie Ladon Mayfield v. Jeanne Woodford, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 7, 2001No. 97-99031PublishedCited by 144 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICHARD C. TALLMAN, Circuit Judge:
Demetrie Ladon Mayfield murdered Ora Mae Pope on February 2, 1983, to exact revenge from Ms. Pope and her son, Byron, who had sworn out a complaint against Mayfield for auto theft. He then killed John Moreno to eliminate the only eyewitness to the crime. A San Bernardi-no County jury convicted Mayfield of two counts of first degree murder and found a multiple murder special circumstance to be true. After a separate penalty hearing, *919the jury recommended that Mayfield be put to death.
Every court that has reviewed this case has upheld the conviction and…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Barefoot v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by144 opinions
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