Legal Opinion
Dennis Mark La Crosse,petitioner-Appellant v. Peggy Kernan, Warden Attorney Generalof the State Ofcalifornia
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 26, 2001No. 97-55085PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge:
Dennis Mark La Crosse appeals the district court’s dismissal of his petition for habeas corpus, claiming that the California Supreme Court’s denial of his claim in 1996 did not act as a bar to federal habeas review. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253 and we affirm, although on grounds different from those relied upon by the district court.
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On April 21, 1983, a Los Angeles County jury convicted Dennis Mark La Crosse of one count of first-degree murder. La Crosse was subsequently sentenced to state prison for a term of twenty-six years to life. On May…
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