Mark Bradford v. Dao Vang

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT MARK ALAN BRADFORD, No. 23-99005 Petitioner-Appellee, D.C. No. 2:97-cv-06221- v. TJH DAO VANG, Warden, OPINION Respondent-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Terry J. Hatter, Jr., District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted June 23, 2025 Seattle, Washington Filed May 14, 2026 Before: Ronald M. Gould, Milan D. Smith, Jr., and Daniel P. Collins, Circuit Judges. Opinion by Judge Collins 2 BRADFORD V. VANG SUMMARY * Habeas Corpus / Death Penalty The panel (1) reversed…