Legal Opinion
Sally Marie McNeil v. Raymond L. Middleton Bill Lockyer
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 22, 2003No. 01-56565PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PAEZ, Circuit Judge:
Sally Marie McNeil (“McNeil”) appeals the district court’s denial of her federal habeas petition, challenging the constitutional validity of her state court conviction for second degree murder. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, and we reverse the district court’s judgment and remand with directions to grant the petition.
In 1996, a California jury convicted McNeil for the second degree murder of her husband, Ray McNeil (“Ray”). At trial, McNeil admitted that she shot and killed Ray, but testified that she acted in self-defense because at the time of the…
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3Cited by22 opinions
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