Legal Opinion
Michael Edward VANSICKEL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Theo WHITE, Warden, Respondent-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 27, 1999No. 97-17143PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge THOMPSON; Dissent by Judge REINHARDT.
DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:
Michael Edward Vansickel appeals the judgment of the district court denying his habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Vansickel was tried and convicted of first degree murder with the special circumstance of lying in wait. During jury selection, he was erroneously denied half of his peremptory challenges, but he failed to contemporaneously object.
This case presents the question whether the erroneous denial of peremptory challenges provided for by state statute violates a defendant’s due process rights…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Brecht v. AbrahamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by49 opinions
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- Antonio Darnell Robinson v. John Ignacio, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
- Cooper v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
- Delbert Paulino v. R.A. Castro, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
- Larry David Davis v. Jeanne S. Woodford, Warden, of California State Prison at San QuentinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
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