Legal Opinion

Kim C Kristoff v. Ryan Thornell, et al.

District Court, D. Arizona

Decided July 10, 2026No. 2:24-cv-03395Unknown

1Opinion

1 WO 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 9 Kim C Kristoff, No. CV-24-03395-PHX-DWL 10 Petitioner, ORDER 11 v. 12 Ryan Thornell, et al., 13 Respondents. 14 15 This is a habeas corpus action under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

with an unusual procedural 16 posture. Following a 14-day jury trial in Maricopa County Superior Court in 2020, 17 Petitioner was convicted of various counts of public sexual indecency, sexual conduct with 18 a minor, and child molestation and sentenced to 39 years in prison. The victims were 19 Petitioner’s daughters, Kaci and Mary, and the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Thomas v. ArnSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Brecht v. AbrahamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. United States v. Jose Francisco Reyna-Tapia, AKA Jose ReynaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
  5. Rhines v. WeberSupreme Court of the United States · 2005

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