Legal Opinion
Patrick James Jeffries v. James Blodgett, Superintendent
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 9, 1992No. 91-36017PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
Patrick James Jeffries appeals the judgment which denied his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He was convicted.in the State of Washington and sentenced to death on two counts of aggravated first-degree murder. The district judge carefully considered the 18 alleged constitutional violations asserted in the petition and explained, in detail, why none required federal intervention. Jeffries v. Blodgett, 771 F.Supp. 1520 (W.D.Wash.1991). We agree, and affirm.
While there was no eyewitness to the murders, the state produced evidence from which the jury could find that…
2Cases cited60 opinions
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- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Patrick James JEFFRIES, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Tana WOOD, Superintendent, Respondent-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
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