Legal Opinion
John K. Lincoln v. Franklin Y.K. Sunn
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 6, 1987No. 85-1712PublishedCited by 199 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
John Lincoln appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for habeas corpus without an evidentiary hearing. He requests relief from a sentence of life imprisonment with possibility of parole and an additional term of twenty years. He contends that he was denied a fair trial as a result of impermissible prosecutorial comment during closing argument, juror bias, lack of fair notice, and restrictions on the use of evidence during trial. We affirm in part, and reverse and remand in part for further proceedings.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
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