Legal Opinion
Leavitt v. Arave
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 8, 2012No. 12-35427, 12-35450PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam Opinion; Concurrence by Judge REINHARDT.
OPINION
2Per curiam
Richard Leavitt is a convicted murderer who was sentenced to death by the state of *1140Idaho. We have dealt with his case on two prior occasions. See Leavitt v. Arave, 383 F.3d 809 (9th Cir.2004) (Leavitt I); Leavitt v. Arave, 646 F.3d 605 (9th Cir.2011) (Leavitt II). Subsequent to our last decision the Supreme Court denied certiorari, ending his habeas suit.
Leavitt now seeks relief under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b), claiming that Martinez v. Ryan, — U.S.-, 132 S.Ct. 1309, 182 L.Ed.2d 272 (2012), renders him eligible to pursue…
3Cases cited8 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Martinez v. RyanSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
- Thaddaeus Louis Turner v. Arthur Calderon, Warden, San Quentin State Prison Jeanne Woodford, Warden, as Warden of San Quentin State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Leavitt v. AraveCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
- Rhoades v. HenryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011
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