Legal Opinion
Rocky Dean Laboa v. Arthur Calderon, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 11, 2000No. 99-15816PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUG, Chief Judge:
Petitioner Rocky Dean Laboa appeals the district court’s denial on the merits of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On March 26, 1982 Laboa was convicted of first degree murder and robbery. The jury found special circumstances to exist, and on May 3, 1982, Laboa was sentenced to prison for life without the possibility of parole. On direct appeal the California Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction, but struck the special circumstance. La-*975boa’s sentence was reduced to 25 years to life.
After exhausting his state law remedies, Laboa filed this petition, alleging six…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by108 opinions
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