Legal Opinion
Tracy Petrocelli v. Ron Angelone
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 8, 2001No. 97-99029PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:
Tracy Petrocelli, a Nevada state prisoner under sentence of death, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus asserting 28 grounds of relief. Petitioner argues that the district court erred in holding that: (1) petitioner had procedurally defaulted grounds 14-25; (2) he had abused the writ with respect to grounds 6, 9, and 26-28; and (3) grounds 1 and 12 were meritless.1 The district court had jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 2241. Our jurisdiction rests on 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291 and 2253. In light of the Supreme…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Stone v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
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3Cited by68 opinions
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