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CHIA v. CAMBRA

No. 99-56361.

281 F.3d 1032 (2002)

Michael Su CHIA, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Steven CAMBRA, Jr., Warden; Attorney General of the State of California, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed February 27, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Dirks, Sacramento California, for the petitioner-appellant.

Valerie A. Baker, Deputy Attorney General, State of California, Los Angeles, California, for the respondents-appellees.

Before D.W. NELSON, BRUNETTI and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judge.

On November 1, 1988, a Los Angeles County Superior Court jury convicted Michael Su Chia ("Chia") of two counts of first degree murder and one count of attempted murder, as well as counts of second degree robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery. Chia's conviction stemmed from a Drug Enforcement Agency ("DEA") sting operation that went tragically wrong. Two DEA agents were killed when the targets of the sting operation...

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