Legal Opinion
Robert K. Dils v. Larry Small, Warden Attorney General of the State of California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 6, 2001No. 99-55412PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge NOONAN; Concurrence by Judge PREGERSON
NOONAN, Circuit Judge:
Robert K. Dils appeals the dismissal of his petition for habeas corpus. The case presents a persistent petitioner whose persistence has not resulted in an adjudication of his federal appeal on the merits. Because of controlling congressional legislation, we lack jurisdiction over his latest effort.
FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
April 23, 1990, Dils shot and killed his wife, from whom he had separated, and her live-in male companion. December 13, 1990, a jury convicted Dils on two counts of first degree murder. He was sentenced…
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