Legal Opinion

Garcia v. CDC Director

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided January 11, 2006No. 04-17184; D.C. No. CV-00-02562-WBS/JFMPublished

1Opinion of the Court

*737MEMORANDUM *

California state prisoner Martin Garcia appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition. Garcia contends the trial court’s use of a former version of California Jury Instruction (CALJIC) 2.50.01 violated his due process rights, and that evidence presented to the jury regarding a prior offense violated his rights under the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment. We affirm the district court’s denial of the writ.

We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253. We review de novo a district court’s denial of a habeas petition. Taylor v. Maddox, 366…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  5. Dowling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990

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