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ALCALA v. WOODFORD

Nos. 01-99005, 01-99006.

334 F.3d 862 (2003)

Rodney J. ALCALA, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Jeanne S. WOODFORD, Warden, of the California State Prison at San Quentin, Respondent-Appellant. Rodney J. Alcala, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Jeanne S. Woodford, Warden, of the California State Prison at San Quentin, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 27, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adrianne S. Denault, Deputy Attorney General of the State of CA, Office of the Attorney General, San Diego, CA, for the respondent-appellant/cross-appellee.

Jerry L. Newton, Carmel, CA, Norman D. James, Redondo Beach, CA, for the petitioner-appellee/cross-appellant.

Before D.W. NELSON, WARDLAW and FISHER, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

D.W. NELSON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Jeanne Woodford, Warden of California's San Quentin State Prison ("California"), appeals the district court's conditional grant of habeas relief to petitioner Rodney J. Alcala. Alcala was sentenced to death following his conviction for first-degree murder. He is currently in prison.

California argues that the district court (1) incorrectly found that Alcala's trial counsel had been constitutionally ineffective...

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