Legal Opinion
Michael Davis Taylor v. J.S. Stainer, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 3, 1994No. 93-55104PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TROTT, Circuit Judge:
The Attorney General of California appeals the district court’s grant of habeas corpus to Michael Taylor. Taylor was convicted of first-degree murder based solely on a fingerprint of his that police found on the victim’s windowsill and the inferences drawn from that print. The district court concluded that this fingerprint was not sufficient evidence to support the conviction and granted Taylor’s petition. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253, and we reverse.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
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- James Ray Thomas v. R.D. Brewer, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- Ernest S. Borum v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- David L. Adams v. R.S. Peterson, Superintendent of O.S.C.I.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by83 opinions
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- State v. RodriguezArizona Supreme Court · 1998
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