Legal Opinion
MICHAEL W. RYAN, PETITIONER—APPELLANT v. HAROLD W. CLARKE, DIRECTOR, STATE OF NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES RESPONDENT—APPELLEE
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 13, 2004No. 03-3642PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner-Appellant Michael W. Ryan, a state prisoner under a sentence of death, appeals the district court’s 1 denial of habe-as relief. On appeal, Ryan argues that ex parte meetings with members of the victims’ families by the state judge who presided over his capital murder trial deprived him of a fair sentencing hearing. Ryan also alleges that he was not competent to stand trial or proceed with his habeas corpus proceeding. However, since the Nebraska courts did not make “an unreasonable determination of the facts in light of the evidence presented in the State…
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