Legal Opinion
LUNBERY v. Hornbeak
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 25, 2010No. 08-17576PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge NOONAN; Concurrence by Judge HAWKINS.
NOONAN, Circuit Judge:
Kristi Lyn Lunbery appeals the denial by the district court of her petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We reverse the judgment of the district court and remand with directions to issue the writ.
FACTS
The Crime. At approximately noon on Friday, April 17, 1992, Charlie Bateson (Charlie) was discovered dead. He had been shot in the head with a single bullet discharged four to six inches from his head. His death by violence had been caused by another person. The time of his death is not established by the record on…
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