Legal Opinion
Howard L. Bashor v. Henry Risley, Warden of Montana State Prison and Michael Greely, Attorney General for the State of Montana
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 7, 1984No. 82-3293PublishedCited by 402 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALARCON, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Howard L. Bashor (Bashor), a Montana prisoner, petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus in federal district court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court, 539 F.Supp. 259, denied the petition. Bashor appeals. We affirm.
FACTS
Appellant Bashor was convicted of deliberate homicide following a jury trial in a Montana state court. It is undisputed that James Hurley died of a gunshot wound inflicted by the appellant on December 3, 1977 in Kevin, Montana. There are differing versions of the events that led to Hurley’s death.
The state presented evidence at trial…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by402 opinions
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