Legal Opinion
DeWeaver v. Runnels
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 25, 2009No. 06-16865PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUG, Circuit Judge:
Emile DeWeaver petitions for habeas relief arguing that the California Court of Appeal erroneously concluded that he did not invoke his right to remain silent during interrogation, his confession was voluntary, and the state trial court’s interactions with the jury did not coerce a verdict. For DeWeaver to succeed, he must overcome the high standard of deference to a state-court decision mandated by the Anti-terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA), under which a state-court decision may not be reversed unless it is contrary to or an unreasonable application of…
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