Legal Opinion
Villafuerte v. Stewart
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 11, 1997No. 93-99015PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Per curiam
Jose Roberto Villafuerte appeals the district court’s denial of his first federal petition for a writ of habeas corpus. An Arizona state court sentenced Villafuerte to death after a jury convicted him of felony murder based on kidnapping. Villafuerte argues that the state trial court erred in several respects at both the guilt and sentencing phases of his trial. He also claims bad faith failure by the state to conduct a thorough investigation, an unlawful arrest violated his rights to due process, and ineffective assistance of counsel.
We have jurisdiction over this appeal pursuant to 28…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- Stone v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Engle v. IsaacSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by98 opinions
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