Legal Opinion
Paul Zapata v. Rodolfo Vasquez
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 9, 2015No. 12-17503PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FISHER, Circuit Judge:
In 2004, a jury convicted Paul Zapata of first-degree murder in violation of California Penal Code § 187, along with enhancements for committing an offense for the benefit of a criminal street gang and personally discharging a firearm in the course of the offense. He was sentenced to two consecutive terms of 25 years to life in prison. He appealed to the California Court of Appeal, which denied relief in a reasoned opinion, and to the California Supreme Court, which denied review.. Having exhausted those avenues, he filed a habeas corpus petition in federal…
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