SUNIGA v. BUNNELL

No. 92-15204.

998 F.2d 664 (1993)

Alex Huerta SUNIGA, Petitioner-Appellant, v. R.J. BUNNELL, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided July 2, 1993.

Amended August 5, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ann Hardgrove Voris, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Fresno, CA, for petitioner-appellant.

Robert D. Marshall, Deputy Atty. Gen., Sacramento, CA, for defendant-appellee.

Before: POOLE, FERGUSON, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges.


FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judge:

Alex Huerta Suniga appeals the district court's denial of his petition for habeas corpus relief. He argues that his conviction violated due process standards because of instructional errors by the state trial court. We agree in part and reverse the district court's denial of his petition.

BACKGROUND

Suniga killed Carlos Guantes after a day of partying and, it seems, brooding. On the day of the killing, Suniga, his wife Eleanor...

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