Legal Opinion
Kinte Graves v. Scott McEwen
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 24, 2013No. 10-17203PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HURWITZ, Circuit Judge:
The central question in this case is what procedure appointed counsel in a habeas appeal should follow when seeking to withdraw. Ninth Circuit Rule 4-l(e)(6) provides the answer.
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In 2003, Kinte Graves was convicted in California state court of various felonies. The convictions were affirmed on direct appeal and the California Supreme Court denied a petition for review. The superior court denied Graves’ state habeas corpus petition. Graves did not seek habeas review in either the California Court of Appeal or the California Supreme Court.
Graves then filed a 28…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Pennsylvania v. FinleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Richard Love, Jr. v. Frank McCray Superintendent of Livingston Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
- Rodriguez v. WeprinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by8 opinions
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