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JAMES v. SCHRIRO

No. 08-99016.

659 F.3d 855 (2011)

Steven Craig JAMES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Dora B. SCHRIRO, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed October 12, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary T. Lowenthal , Santa Fe, NM, Thomas James Phalen , Phoenix, AZ, for the petitioner.

Kent Ernest Cattani , Arizona Attorney General's Office, Phoenix, AZ, Amy Pignatella Cain , Arizona Attorney General's Office, Tucson, AZ, for the respondent.

Before: WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, MARSHA S. BERZON and MILAN D. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judges.

OPINION

W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

Death-sentenced prisoner Steven James appeals the district court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. James, Lawrence Libberton, and Martin Norton were convicted in separate proceedings in Arizona state court of crimes connected to the 1981 murder of Juan Maya. James, Libberton, and Norton severely beat Maya, drove him to an isolated desert area, killed him by shooting him and striking him with rocks,...

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