Legal Opinion
Andrew Cortez Crater v. George M. Galaza
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 9, 2007No. 05-17027PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We are asked, once again, whether the Anti-terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act is unconstitutional, this time by another habeas corpus petitioner convicted of murder in a California state court.
I
On June 8, 1995, Andrew Cortez Crater and Thomas Crater Robinson went on an armed crime spree in Sacramento, California. In the course of a few hours, the two men robbed a college student, a man and his sister-in-law, and a group outside a café. During the third robbery, Robinson fatally shot James Pantages. The Sacramento community expressed sorrow and dismay. James…
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