Legal Opinion
Detrich v. Ryan
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 2, 2012No. 08-99001PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge PAEZ; Dissent by Judge McKEOWN.
OPINION
PAEZ, Circuit Judge:
An Arizona judge sentenced David Scott Detrich to death after a jury convicted him of murder, kidnapping, and sexual abuse. After exhausting his state remedies, Detrich filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in federal district court alleging, among other things, that his trial counsel was unconstitutionally ineffective at the penalty phase for failing to investigate and present substantial mitigating evidence and for failing to rebut the state’s arguments that aggravating circumstances warranted a death…
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