Legal Opinion
Mitchell Thomas Blazak, Petitioner-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. James R. Ricketts, Donald Wawrzaszek, Respondents-Ap Pellants-Cross-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 2, 1993No. 91-16549, 91-16562PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TANG, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by officials of the State of Arizona (hereinafter, “the State”) from the grant of habeas corpus to Mitchell Thomas Blazak pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court granted relief on Blazak’s claim that his due process rights were violated by the state trial court’s failure to determine his competency to stand trial. Blazak cross-appeals the denial of relief as to the remaining challenges to his convictions. These include claims that (1) there was insufficient evidence to sustain his conviction, (2) the accomplice testimony was not corroborated, (3)…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Godinez v. MoranSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
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3Cited by49 opinions
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