Legal Opinion
Jimmy Neuschafer v. Harol Whitley Attorney General for the State of Nevada, Respondents
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 3, 1988No. 88-1688PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:
Jimmy Neuschafer appeals from the dismissal of his petition for writ of habeas corpus on abuse of the writ grounds. We reverse and remand.
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Jimmy Neuschafer was sentenced to death on April 12, 1983 for killing fellow inmate Johnnie Johnson. He appealed his conviction to the Nevada Supreme Court which affirmed it on August 27, 1985. Neuschafer v. State, 101 Nev. 331, 705 P.2d 609 (1985). On October 7, 1985 the state trial court held a hearing during which Neuschafer’s counsel was relieved. No new counsel was appointed and the court set an execution date of…
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