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WORATZECK v. STEWART

No. 94-99009.

97 F.3d 329 (1996)

William Lyle WORATZECK, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Terry STEWART, Director, Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submission June 21, 1995 and August 18, 1995.

Submitted September 17, 1996.

Decided September 24, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Burman, Perkins Coie, Seattle, WA, for petitioner-appellant.

Crane McClennen, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Section, Phoenix, AZ, for respondent-appellee.

Before WALLACE, FARRIS, and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

WALLACE, Circuit Judge:

Woratzeck, an Arizona state prisoner sentenced to death, appeals from the district court's denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. The district court had jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291 and 2253, and we affirm.

I

Linda Louise Leslie was a 36-year-old woman who was physically and mentally disabled due to Huntington's disease....

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