1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 801 F.2d
  5. 801 F.2d 1519 (1986)
 

McKENZIE v. RISLEY

No. 85-4156.

801 F.2d 1519 (1986)

Duncan Peder McKENZIE, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant, v. Henry RISLEY, et al., Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submitted July 16, 1986.

Decided October 8, 1986.

As Amended November 12, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy K. Ford, Seattle, Wash., for petitioner-appellant.

Chris D. Tweenten, James M. Scheier, Asst. Attys. Gen., Helena, Mont., for respondents-appellees.

Before WRIGHT and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges, and PRICE, District Judge.

J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

I. Background

Duncan Peder McKenzie (McKenzie), a Montana state prisoner, appeals from the federal district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. McKenzie was convicted of deliberate homicide by means of torture and aggravated kidnapping in the tragic and grisly death of Lana Harding (Harding), a 23-year old rural school teacher. Following a jury verdict of guilty, McKenzie...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases