1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 31 F.3d
  5. 31 F.3d 907 (1994)
 

TAYLOR v. STAINER

No. 93-55104.

31 F.3d 907 (1994)

Michael Davis TAYLOR, Petitioner-Appellee, v. J.S. STAINER, Warden, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 3, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Walker, Deputy Atty. Gen., Los Angeles, CA, for respondent-appellant.

Michael Davis Taylor, pro se petitioner-appellee.

Before: KOZINSKI and TROTT, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, District Judge.

TROTT, Circuit Judge:

The Attorney General of California appeals the district court's grant of habeas corpus to Michael Taylor. Taylor was convicted of first-degree murder based solely on a fingerprint of his that police found on the victim's windowsill and the inferences drawn from that print. The district court concluded that this fingerprint was not sufficient evidence to support the conviction and granted Taylor's petition. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C...

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