Legal Opinion
Alexis Shumway v. Alice Payne, Superintendent of Washington State Penitentiary at Purdy
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 24, 2000No. 99-35726PublishedCited by 164 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge:
Alexis Shumway appeals the federal district court’s denial of her 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition challenging her state conviction of first-degree murder. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253 and review the district court’s decision de novo. 2
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Suzine Van Sickle died on November 18, 1990. On February 18,1991, Alexis Shum-way contacted the police, stating that she had information that Van Sickle, her grandmother, had been murdered. Police detectives met with Shumway at her home, where they recorded her statement. Shumway told police that she and…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Brecht v. AbrahamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Bousley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
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3Cited by164 opinions
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