Legal Opinion
Duncan Peder McKenzie Jr. v. Henry Risley
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 10, 1988No. 85-4156PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Duncan Peder McKenzie, Jr., convicted of murder and sentenced to death by the State of Montana, appeals from the district court’s dismissal of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. A panel of this court affirmed the dismissal in McKenzie v. Risley, 801 F.2d 1519 (9th Cir.1986), but McKenzie’s suggestion for rehearing en banc was subsequently granted. 815 F.2d 1323 (9th Cir.1987). We now affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
The Montana Supreme Court described the facts as follows:
The victim in this case was Lana Harding, a 23 year old rural school teacher in Pondera…
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