Legal Opinion
Cornelious Perry v. Ruth L. Rushen
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 26, 1983No. CA 81-4407PublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
The appellant, Cornelious Perry, was convicted of aggravated assault in California Superior Court. Contending that the exclusion of two defense witnesses violated due process, Perry petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus in federal district court. The district court denied the petition, and Perry appeals. We affirm.
FACTS
A young woman, walking through Golden Gate Park at about 4:30 p.m., stopped to ask directions of a man who was jogging with a dog. The man gave her directions and then, against her wishes, began to walk with her. The man offered her some money, which she…
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