Legal Opinion

Calvin JONES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. A.A. GOMEZ, Warden, and John K. Van De Kamp, Respondents-Appellees

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided September 15, 1995No. 94-16265PublishedCited by 215 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:

Calvin Jones appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. In this court, Jones presses three issues he argues entitle him to habeas relief: (1) racial discrimination in the prosecutor’s exercise of peremptory challenges; (2) failure of the prosecution to disclose Brady material; and (3) ineffective assistance of trial counsel. We review the district court’s denial of habeas relief de novo. Sanders v. Ratelle, 21 F.3d 1446, 1451 (9th Cir.1994). We affirm.

FACTS

In 1983, Jones was convicted in California state court of the…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991

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3Cited by215 opinions

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  4. Fisher v. State of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
  5. Turner v. MarshallCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997

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