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JAMMAL v. VAN DE KAMP

No. 89-16372.

926 F.2d 918 (1991)

Talal B. JAMMAL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. John K. VAN DE KAMP, Attorney General of the State of California; Superior Court of the County of Contra Costa, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided February 28, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ted W. Cassman, Cooper, Arguedas & Cassman, Emeryville, Cal., for petitioner-appellant.

Sharon Birenbaum, Deputy Atty. Gen., San Francisco, Cal., for respondents-appellees.

Before ALARCON, BRUNETTI and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges.

KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge:

We consider whether petitioner Talal B. Jammal is entitled to a writ of habeas corpus because of an evidentiary error at his criminal trial.

Facts

Police arrested David Willis on suspicion of car theft and discovered a cache of drugs, $47,000 and a handgun in the trunk of the car. The gun and the car were registered to Jammal.

Everyone agrees that Willis stole the car from Jammal. According to Willis, he had decided...

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