Thomas Creech v. Tim Richardson

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT THOMAS E. CREECH, No. 10-99015 Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. v. 1:99-cv-00224-BLW TIM RICHARDSON, Warden, Respondent-Appellee. OPINION Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Idaho B. Lynn Winmill, Chief District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted September 20, 2021 Pasadena, California Filed July 20, 2022 Before: William A. Fletcher, Jay S. Bybee, and Morgan Christen, Circuit Judges. Opinion by Judge W. Fletcher 2 CREECH V. RICHARDSON SUMMARY* Habeas Corpus/Death Penalty The panel affirmed the…