Legal Opinion
Jose Jacobo AMAYA-RUIZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Terry STEWART, Director of the Arizona Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 31, 1997No. 96-99011PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.
OVERVIEW
In 1985, a jury convicted Jose Jacobo Amaya-Ruiz of first degree murder, manslaughter, theft, and first degree burglary. The state trial court sentenced Amaya-Ruiz to death.
Amaya-Ruiz appeals the district court’s denial of his first federal habeas corpus petition. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253, and we affirm. 1
FACTS
Amaya-Ruiz, an illegal alien from El Salvador, worked for Kimberly Lopez (Kimberly) and her husband, Mark Lopez, on their ranch in Tucson, Arizona. On March 28, 1985, at approximately 9:00 a.m., Kimberly was speaking to…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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