Legal Opinion
Styers v. Schriro
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 23, 2008No. 07-99003PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Per curiam
James Lynn Styers, an Arizona state prisoner, appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition, challenging his conviction and death sentence for conspiracy, first degree murder, and kidnaping. We affirm the district court on all counts, except Styers’ claim that the Arizona Supreme Court failed to fulfill its obligations under Clemons v. Mississippi 494 U.S. 738, 110 S.Ct. 1441, 108 L.Ed.2d 725 (1990).
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In early December 1989, Styers shot and killed the four-year-old son of Debra Milke, the woman with whom he and his daughter…
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