TURNEY v. PUGH

No. 03-35165.

400 F.3d 1197 (2005)

Frank W. TURNEY, Petitioner, v. Margaret PUGH, Commissioner, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed March 15, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary C. Geddes, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Anchorage, AK, for the petitioner.

Douglas H. Kossler, Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, AK, for the respondent.

Before: B. FLETCHER, GOULD, Circuit Judges, and KING, District Judge.


BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

This case raises the perennially difficult issue of the proper balance between two of our society's most treasured guarantees: the fair administration of justice (including, most importantly, a defendant's right to a fair trial) and the right to freedom of expression. In this appeal from the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, petitioner Frank Turney alleges that the Alaska jury tampering statute under which he was...

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