Legal Opinion
Louis Lujan BONILLAS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. D.R. HILL, Warden; Attorney General of the State of California, Respondents-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 29, 1998No. 96-56774PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge Brunetti.
BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge.
On January 27, 1983, a California jury returned the following verdict: ‘We, the jury in the above titled action, find the defendant, Louis Lujan Bonillas, guilty of the crime of murder, as charged in the Information, as to Count I.” 1 The court admonished the jurors not to discuss the case and to refrain from reading about the case. The court then excused the jurors and directed them to call in on February 2, 1983, to receive instructions on when to reconvene for the penalty phase.
On January 28, 1983, defense counsel informed the court that…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Lindh v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Bouie v. City of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Schiro v. FarleySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
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3Cited by4 opinions
- 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
- Benjamin Wai Silva v. Jeanne S. Woodford, Warden, San Quentin State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Victor Manuel Solis v. Rosie GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- Akhmad v. IgnacioCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002