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Woodford v. Payton

U.S.
Apr 21, 2003
538 U.S. 975 (2003)

Summary

holding that the prosecutor's argument that factor (k) did not allow the jury to consider evidence of a post-crime religious conversion "compounded the potential for confusion"

Summary of this case from Belmontes v. Woodford

Opinion

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT.

No. 02-1055.

April 21, 2003.


C.A. 9th Cir. Motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded for further consideration in light of Woodford v. Garceau, ante, p. 202. Reported below: 299 F. 3d 815.


Summaries of

Woodford v. Payton

U.S.
Apr 21, 2003
538 U.S. 975 (2003)

holding that the prosecutor's argument that factor (k) did not allow the jury to consider evidence of a post-crime religious conversion "compounded the potential for confusion"

Summary of this case from Belmontes v. Woodford

vacating and remanding in light of Woodford v. Garceau, ___ U.S. ___, 123 S.Ct. 1398, 155 L.Ed.2d 363

Summary of this case from Belmontes v. Woodford
Case details for

Woodford v. Payton

Case Details

Full title:WOODFORD, WARDEN v. PAYTON

Court:U.S.

Date published: Apr 21, 2003

Citations

538 U.S. 975 (2003)

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