LaGRAND v. STEWART

Nos. 95-99010, 95-99011.

133 F.3d 1253 (1998)

Karl Hinze LaGRAND, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Terry STEWART, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee. Walter Burnhart LaGRAND, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Terry STEWART, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided January 16, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carla G. Ryan, Tucson, Arizona, and Lawrence B. Weeks, Coolidge, Arizona, for petitioner-appellant Karl Hinze LaGrand.

Bruce A. Burke, Tucson, Arizona, for petitioner-appellant Walter LaGrand.

Paul J. McMurdie, Deputy Attorney General, Phoenix, Arizona, for respondents-appellees.

Before: HUG, Chief Judge, and PREGERSON and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges.


Opinion by Judge T.G. NELSON; Dissent by Judge PREGERSON.

T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge:

Arizona death row inmates Walter and Karl LaGrand appeal the district court's denial of their petitions for writ of habeas corpus. We have jurisdiction of these consolidated appeals pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

I

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Walter LaGrand (Walter) and Karl LaGrand (Karl) (collectively "the LaGrands") were...

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