1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 97 F.3d
  5. 97 F.3d 1246 (1996)
 

CEJA v. STEWART

No. 94-99005.

97 F.3d 1246 (1996)

Jose Jesus CEJA, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Terry STEWART, Director of Arizona Department of Corrections; Donald Wawrzaszek, Superintendent of Arizona State Prison, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submission Deferred August 3, 1995.

Resubmitted May 22, 1996.

Decided October 8, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Van Cott and Michael W. Patten, Brown & Bain, Phoenix, AZ, for petitioner-appellant.

Galen H. Wilkes, Assistant Arizona Attorney General, Phoenix, AZ, for respondents-appellees.

Before: FLETCHER, FARRIS and BEEZER, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge FARRIS; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge FLETCHER.

FARRIS, Circuit Judge:

Jose Jesus Ceja is on death row in Arizona. He appeals the district court's denial of his habeas corpus petition. We have jurisdiction. 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291 and 2253. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

In 1974, Ceja was tried, convicted and sentenced to death for the drug related murders of Linda and Randy Leon. The Arizona Supreme Court reversed...

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