MURDAUGH v. RYAN

No. 10-99020.

724 F.3d 1104 (2013)

Michael Joe MURDAUGH, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Charles L. RYAN, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 26, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paula K. Harms (argued) and Therese M. Day , Federal Public Defender's Office, Phoenix, AZ, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Jeffrey A. Zick (argued), Arizona Attorney General's Office, Phoenix, AZ, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before: DOROTHY W. NELSON, STEPHEN REINHARDT, and MILAN D. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judges.


OPINION

NELSON, Senior Circuit Judge:

Petitioner Michael Joe Murdaugh appeals the denial of his federal habeas petition, which challenges his murder conviction and death sentence. Murdaugh claims that the district court erred in denying claims brought pursuant to Ring v. Arizona, 536 U.S. 584, 122 S.Ct. 2428, 153 L.Ed.2d 556 (2002), and Tennard v. Dretke,

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