William J. Jones v. M.L. Smith, Warden Attorney General State of California

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 2001-01-18

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CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge: In this habeas corpus case we confront the question of whether, as of January 14, 1992, the omission of a premeditation charge from a state court attempted murder information combined with its inclusion in the jury instructions constituted a variance or an amendment to the information. We hold that because premeditation was a sentence enhanci…

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