Belmontes v. Woodford, No. 01-99018 (9th Cir.) (350 F.3d 861) (November 20, 2003) (Judge Stephen Reinhardt)
Loaded on Dec. 1, 2003
published in Punch and Jurists
December 29, 2003
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The petitioner in this case, who was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death in state court, sought a federal writ of habeas corpus from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. A magistrate judge denied petitioner's request for an evidentiary hearing on certain …
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