Legal Opinion
James Leslie Karis v. Arthur Calderon, Warden, James Leslie Karis v. Arthur Calderon, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 18, 2002No. 98-99025, 98-99026PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge HUG; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge KLEINFELD
HUG, Circuit Judge:
The Warden of the California State Prison, San Quentin, appeals the district court’s order granting in part the 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition of James Karis, who was convicted in 1982 of first degree murder with special circumstances, attempted murder, kidnaping, and rape. The district court granted the petition as to the penalty phase of the trial based on counsel’s failure to investigate and present evidence of child abuse and family violence. Karis cross-appeals the *1122denial of the…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Brecht v. AbrahamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
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3Cited by118 opinions
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- Richard Adams Hovey v. Robert L. Ayers, Jr., Acting Warden, California State Prison at San QuentinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
- Clarence Ray Allen v. Jeanne S. Woodford, Warden, of the California State Prison at San QuentinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
- Blufford Hayes, Jr. v. Jill Brown, Warden of the California State Prison at San QuentinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
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