Legal Opinion
Chambers v. McDaniel
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 9, 2008No. 07-15773PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge TIMLON; Dissent by Judge WALLACE.
*1193TIMLIN, District Judge:
Roger Chambers appeals the district court’s denial of his second amended petition for habeas corpus, under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his conviction for murder in the first degree and his sentence of two consecutive sentences of life without the possibility of parole by a Nevada state trial court. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253. We hold that Chambers’ federal constitutional right to due process was violated because the instructions given at his trial permitted the jury to convict him of first-degree…
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