Alcala v. Woodford

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 2003-06-27

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OPINION D.W. NELSON, Senior Circuit Judge. Jeanne Woodford, Warden of California’s San Quentin State Prison (“California”), appeals the district court’s conditional grant of habeas relief to petitioner Rodney J. Alcala. Alcala was sentenced to death following his conviction for first-degree murder. He is currently in prison. California argues that the district court (1) incorrectly fou…

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