ROBBINS v. CARDWELL

No. 79-2518.

618 F.2d 581 (1980)

Lonnie Lee ROBBINS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Harold J. CARDWELL, Warden, Arizona State Prison, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

May 9, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry J. Adams, Phoenix, Ariz., for petitioner-appellant.

Gerald R. Grant, Asst. Atty. Gen., Phoenix, Ariz., for respondent-appellee.

Before KENNEDY and FLETCHER, Circuit Judges, and THOMPSON, District Judge.


KENNEDY, Circuit Judge:

Arizona permits imposition of sanctions on a criminal defendant for failure to comply with rules requiring notice to the prosecution of certain defenses and the names of witnesses. See Ariz.R.Crim.P. 15.7.1 The more extreme sanctions include striking a defense and prohibiting testimony by a defense witness or the accused himself. See Ariz.R.Crim.P. 15.7(a)(4). The issue whether these sanctions can...

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