Legal Opinion
Robert Wayne Vickers v. James T. Ricketts
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 27, 1986No. 85-2396PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNEDY, Circuit Judge:
Robert Wayne Vickers appeals from the district court’s denial of his habeas corpus petition. Appellant challenges his conviction for first degree murder and sentence of death in the Arizona state courts. We find that the state trial court’s failure to instruct the jury on second degree murder violated due process principles enunciated by the Supreme Court of the United States. We must reverse the district court.
Appellant and the victim Frank Ponciano were cellmates at the Arizona State Prison. On the evening of October 3, 1978, appellant and Ponciano were in their cell.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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3Cited by36 opinions
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