Calderon v. Coleman, No. 98-437 (U.S. Supreme Court) (525 U.S. 141; 119 S.Ct. 500) (December 14, 1998) (Per Curiam)
Here the Court (5-4) summarily reversed the judgment of the Ninth Circuit affirming the district court's grant of habeas relief in this California capital case. The lower court had determined that petitioner was denied due process when the trial court gave an inaccurate Briggs instruction which informed the jury that ...
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