Legal Opinion
Augusta Charles Givens v. Vernon G. Housewright
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 11, 1986No. 84-2296PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge:
Givens appeals from the district court’s order dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We reverse.
I
Givens was convicted in Nevada state court of the first-degree murder of a pregnant woman with whom he was living. The evidence indicated that Givens had repeatedly beaten the victim with his fists and struck her with the broken end of a crutch. The trial judge instructed the jury on two types of first-degree murder under state law: murder by torture, and murder by any other willful,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- United States v. Winston Bryant McConneyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Russell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Cesar Ramirez Gutierrez v. Bertram S. Griggs, Superintendent, California Institution for Men at ChinoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by70 opinions
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- John K. Lincoln v. Franklin Y.K. SunnCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
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- United States v. Shane Arthur JamesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- State v. MeadorsNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1995
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