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WILLIAMS v. JOHNSON

No. 07-56127.

824 F.3d 814 (2016)

Tara Sheneva WILLIAMS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Deborah K. JOHNSON, Warden of the Central California Women's Facility in Chowchilla, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed May 27, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kurt David Hermansen , Law Office of Kurt David Hermansen, San Diego, California, and Steven M. Klepper , Kramon & Graham, P.A., Baltimore, Maryland, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Kamala D. Harris , Attorney General of California, Gerald Engler , Chief Assistant Attorney General, Lance E. Winters , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Xiomara Costello and Stephanie C. Brenan , Deputy Attorneys General, Los Angeles, California, for Respondent-Appellee.

Dissent by Judge Reinhardt

OPINION

During deliberations in the California murder trial of Tara Williams, the court dismissed a juror who was holding out for acquittal. An alternate juror was seated, and the jury convicted. We consider whether Williams is entitled to habeas relief on the ground that the dismissal of the holdout juror violated...

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