Legal Opinion
Abe Williams, Jr. v. Raythel Fisher
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 23, 2015No. 15-15202Unpublished
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM **
California state prisoner Abe Williams, Jr., appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253. We review de novo the district court’s decision denying a habeas petition, see Murdaugh v. Ryan, 724 F.3d 1104, 1113 (9th Cir.2013), and we affirm.
Williams first contends that the district court erred by reviewing his claim under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (“AEDPA”). Although Williams’ conviction became final before AEDPA’s enactment, the district court properly…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Dobbert v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Woodford v. GarceauSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Todd Hiivala v. Tana WoodCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- Michael Murdaugh v. Charles RyanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2013