Legal Opinion
Douglas Ray Stankewitz v. Jeanne S. Woodford, Warden, San Quentin State Prison
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 8, 2004No. 01-99022PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FISHER, Circuit Judge.
Douglas' Stankewitz is on death row in California, convicted of murdering a young woman named Theresa Greybéal in 1978 by suddenly shooting her in the head after he and his friends had stolen her car and driven around for awhile with her as a captive. Stankewitz in this habeas corpus appeal seeks' relief on numerous grounds challenging both the guilt and penalty phases of his trial. We reject most of these claims as explained in this opinion and in a separate memorandum disposition. We do find potential merit, however, in his claim that his counsel was unconstitutionally…
2Cases cited40 opinions
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- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by112 opinions
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