Legal Opinion
Richard Lee Alford v. Tom Rolfs
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 9, 1989No. 87-3919PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEAVY, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a district court decision denying Alford’s petition for federal habeas corpus relief. Alford was convicted in the State of Washington for possessing stolen property. Based on Alford’s felony record, the Washington trial court found Alford to be an habitual criminal, and sentenced him to life in prison with possibility of parole. The Washington Court of Appeals first vacated the sentence, but, in a clarifying decision, upheld the habitual criminal finding and life sentence. Alford sought habeas corpus relief in the United States District Court after…
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