ALLEN v. WOODFORD

No. 01-99011.

366 F.3d 823 (2004)

Clarence Ray ALLEN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Jeanne S. WOODFORD, Warden, of the California State Prison at San Quentin, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 6, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Satris, Bolinas, CA, and Michael Thorman, Hayward, CA, for the appellant.

Ward A. Campbell, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Sacramento, CA, for the appellee.

Before: GRABER, WARDLAW, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.


WARDLAW, Circuit Judge:

Clarence Ray Allen appeals the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. He asserts numerous claims of constitutional error in both the guilt and penalty phases of his 1982 trial for the Fran's Market triple-murder and related conspiracy to murder.

The evidence of Allen's guilt for the crimes of conviction is overwhelming. His own testimony provided perhaps...

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