Legal Opinion
Plascencia v. Alameida
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 2, 2006No. 05-56458PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TROTT, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Mara Plaseencia appeals the district court’s denial of her petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Plaseencia was convicted by a jury in state court of the murder of Teresa Silva and sentenced to a prison term of fifty years to life. Plascen-cia claims the trial court (1) violated her Sixth Amendment right to confront adverse witnesses when it restricted cross-examination of three witnesses, (2) erred in admitting impermissible evidence, and (3) imposed an unconstitutional sentence enhancement. In addition to these claims, Plaseencia avers her trial…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brecht v. AbrahamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by38 opinions
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