Legal Opinion
Larry Eugene Evans v. Samuel Lewis Lloyd Bramlett
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 22, 1988No. 87-2195PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHOY, Circuit Judge:
Larry Eugene Evans (“Evans”), an Arizona state prisoner convicted of first degree murder and armed robbery and sentenced to death, appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Evans alleges numerous trial and sentencing errors. We affirm his conviction, but reverse the sentence of death, and remand for resentencing.
BACKGROUND
On August 27, 1976, an Arizona jury found Evans guilty of first degree murder and armed robbery in connection with the robbery of a Phoenix bar and the shooting of the bartender. The trial…
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