HAMILTON v. VASQUEZ

Nos. 91-56251, 91-56252, 91-56295, 91-56403, 91-80385 and 93-55039.

17 F.3d 1149 (1994)

Bernard Lee HAMILTON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Daniel VASQUEZ, Warden of San Quentin; The Attorney General of the State of California, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided February 3, 1994.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing; Suggestion for Rehearing Rejected March 22, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter H. Benzian, Latham & Watkins, San Diego, California and Richard C. Camino, Tustin, California, for the petitioner-appellant.

Pat Zaharopoulos, Assistant Attorney General, San Diego, California, for the respondents-appellees.

Before: SCHROEDER, FLETCHER and TROTT, Circuit Judges.


As Amended on Denial of Rehearing; Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Rejected March 22, 1994.

SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:

Bernard Hamilton, a California state prisoner sentenced to death, appeals the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition. The case arises from Hamilton's conviction in San Diego County Superior Court for first degree murder, burglary, robbery and kidnapping in violation of Cal.Penal Code §§ 187, 459, 211...

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