Legal Opinion
Robert A. McClure v. Frank Thompson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 2, 2003No. 01-35593PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge WILLIAM A. FLETCHER; Dissent by Judge FERGUSON.
OPINION
WILLIAM W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Oregon state prisoner Robert A. McClure appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition challenging his jury trial conviction for three aggravated murders. McClure’s original defense attorney, Christopher Mecca, placed an anonymous telephone call to law enforcement officials directing them to the locations of what turned out to be the bodies of two children whom McClure was ultimately convicted of killing. The district court rejected McClure’s arguments…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Lee A. Rand v. James Rowland Nadim Khoury, M.D., William Bunnell Roy Lee Johnson Leo R. EstesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
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3Cited by71 opinions
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