Legal Opinion
Estelle v. McGuire
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 4, 1991No. 90-1074PublishedCited by 8,001 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Rehnquist
Respondent Mark Owen McGuire was found guilty in a California state court of second-degree murder for the killing of his infant daughter. After unsuccessfully challenging his conviction on appeal in the state courts, McGuire sought federal habeas relief, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit set aside his conviction. 902 F. 2d 749 (1990). We hold that in so doing the Court of Appeals exceeded the limited scope of federal habeas review of state convictions.
McGuire and his wife brought their 6-month-old daughter, Tori, to a hospital in Hayward, California. The baby was…
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