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ZAPIEN v. MARTEL

No. 09-99023.

805 F.3d 862 (2015)

Conrad ZAPIEN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Michael MARTEL, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed November 9, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tracy J. Dressner (argued), La Crescenta, CA, Jay L. Lichtman (argued), Los Angeles, CA, for Appellant.

Joseph P. Lee (argued), Deputy Attorney General, Kamala D. Harris , Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette , Chief Assistant Attorney General, Lance E. Winters , Special Assistant Attorney General, A. Scott Hayward , Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of California, Los Angeles, CA, for Appellee.

Before: ALEX KOZINSKI, JOHNNIE B. RAWLINSON and MARY H. MURGUIA, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

Conrad Zapien was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death by the state of California. He challenges both his conviction and sentence.

Background

In 1987, Zapien was found guilty of killing Ruby Gonzalez in her home by shooting her four times and stabbing her five times...

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