Jerry Bartlett JONES, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant, v. Tana WOOD, Respondent-Appellee

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1997-06-12

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OPINION THOMAS, Circuit Judge: Jerry Jones claims he is innocent of the first degree murder of his wife. He contends compelling evidence implicates another person, proof which his lawyer failed to investigate before trial despite Jones’s entreaties. The district court granted summary judgment denying Jones’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus under…

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