Legal Opinion

Bonin v. Calderon

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided February 22, 1996No. Nos. 96-99003, 96-99004 and 96-99005PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WALLACE, Chief Judge: .

William George Bonin, a California state prisoner awaiting execution at San Quentin State Prison, appeals from the district court’s denials of two petitions for writ of habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, and an order dismissing a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We have jurisdiction over these timely appeals pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §8 1291, 2253, and we affirm.

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The lengthy procedural history of this case and the grisly facts underlying it are discussed in Bonin v. Calderon, 59 F.3d 815 (9th Cir.1995) (Bonin II), cert. denied, - U.S. -, 116 S.Ct. 718,…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Sandin v. ConnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  3. Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Schlup v. DeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1995

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3Cited by57 opinions

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  3. LaGrand v. StewartCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
  4. Richard Allan MORAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. E.K. McDANIEL, Warden, Respondent-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
  5. Martinez-Villareal v. LewisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996

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