WEEDEN v. JOHNSON

No. 14-17366.

854 F.3d 1063 (2017)

Sarah WEEDEN, Petitioner-Appellant v. Deborah K. JOHNSON, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed April 21, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles M. Bonneau, Jr. (argued), Sacramento, California, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Christina Hitomi Simpson (argued), Deputy Attorney General; Eric L. Christoffersen , Supervising Deputy Attorney General; Michael P. Farrell , Senior Assistant Attorney General; Office of the Attorney General, Sacramento, California; for Respondent-Appellee.

Dissent by Judge Callahan.


OPINION

Sarah Weeden was convicted in California state court of felony murder and sentenced to twenty-nine years to life in prison for her role in a bungled robbery that occurred when she was fourteen. She was not present at the scene of the crime; the prosecution's case rested on evidence of her role in planning...

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