Harry M. Sassounian v. Earnest Roe, Warden of Lancaster Attorney General of the State of California

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 2000-12-06

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Opinion by Judge WARDLAW; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge SILVERMAN. WARDLAW, Circuit Judge: Harry Sassounian appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. A jury convicted Sassounian of murdering Kemal Arikan, the Consul General of the Republic of Turkey. The jury also found true the special circumstance of killing because of nationality or national origin, and Sasso…

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