ROBINSON v. SCHRIRO

No. 05-99007.

595 F.3d 1086 (2010)

Fred Lawrence ROBINSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Dora B. SCHRIRO, Director, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submitted February 19, 2010.

Filed February 22, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick E. McGillicuddy, Phoenix, AZ, for the petitioner-appellant.

Terry Goddard, Attorney General, Kent Cattani, Chief Counsel, Capital Litigation Section, J.D. Nielsen, Assistant Attorney General, and Jeffrey A. Zick (argued), Assistant Attorney General, Capital Litigation Section, Phoenix, AZ, for the respondent-appellee.

Opinion by Judge BETTY B. FLETCHER; Dissent by Judge RAWLINSON.


BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner Fred Lawrence Robinson appeals the district court's denial of his Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. Robinson faces a death sentence imposed by the state of Arizona for the murder of Sterleen Hill. Robinson sought relief from his sentence and conviction on ten grounds in his petition to the district court. Following denial of the petition, the district court granted a certificate of appealability as to four issues, and...

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