Legal Opinion
Gregory Ulas Powell v. Alfonso Gomez, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 19, 1994No. 93-16465PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TURRENTINE, District Judge:
OVERVIEW
In 1963, Gregory Powell and his co-defendant kidnapped two Los Angeles police officers and drove them to a field outside of Bakersfield, California. Rather than releasing the officers as he had promised, Powell shot at both officers. One officer died of the wounds and the other officer escaped.
After two trials, a Los Angeles County Superior Court jury convicted Powell of first degree murder and sentenced him to death. People v. Powell, 67 Cal.2d 32, 59 Cal.Rptr. 817, 429 P.2d 137 (1967). In 1974, Powell’s sentence was commuted from death to life…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Sumner v. MataSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Miller v. FentonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Marshall v. LonbergerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Robert Alton Harris v. Daniel Vasquez, Warden of California State Prison at San QuentinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- Snook v. WoodCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
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