Legal Opinion
Harry M. Sassounian v. Earnest Roe, Warden of Lancaster Attorney General of the State of California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 6, 2000No. 98-56747PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge WARDLAW; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge SILVERMAN.
WARDLAW, Circuit Judge:
Harry Sassounian appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. A jury convicted Sassounian of murdering Kemal Arikan, the Consul General of the Republic of Turkey. The jury also found true the special circumstance of killing because of nationality or national origin, and Sassounian was sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole. Sassounian challenges both his conviction and the special circumstance finding, presenting six claims. He argues that his…
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