Calderon v. Coleman, No. 98-437 (U.S. Supreme Court) (525 U.S. 141; 119 S.Ct. 500) (December 14, 1998) (Per Curiam)

Loaded on Nov. 29, 1999

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Plain Error.

Court reversed another Ninth Circuit decision which granted habeas relief to a defendant on capital row, holding that the court failed to apply the required harmless error analysis.

Here the Court (5-4) summarily reversed the judgment of the Ninth Circuit affirming the district court's grant of habeas relief …

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