JONES v. SMITH

No. 99-56405.

231 F.3d 1227 (2000)

William J. JONES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. M.L. SMITH, Warden; Attorney General State of California, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed November 7, 2000.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing January 18, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marilee Marshall, Marilee Marshall & Associates, Pasadena, California, for the petitioner-appellant.

Ellen Birnbaum Kehr, Deputy Attorney General, State of California, Los Angeles, California, for the respondents-appellees.

Before: BROWNING, HALL, and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.


CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:

In this habeas corpus case we confront the question of whether, as of January 14, 1992, the omission of a premeditation charge from a state court attempted murder information combined with its inclusion in the jury instructions constituted a variance or an amendment to the information. We hold that because premeditation was a sentence enhancing provision under California law on the date Petitioner's conviction became final, the...

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