Sessoms v. Runnel, No. 08-17790 (9th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CasePetitioner, a California prisoner, appealed the district court's denial of his habeas corpus petition challenging his California felony murder conviction. At issue was whether petitioner was entitled to habeas corpus relief where petitioner alleged violations that required the California state courts to suppress the incriminating statement he made after he expressly waived his Miranda rights. The court held that it could not conclude that the decisions of the California state courts were contrary to, or an unreasonable application of, established Supreme Court precedent. Therefore, because petitioner could not show that the state's court's ruling was so lacking in justification that there was an error well understood and comprehended in existing law beyond any possibility for fair-minded disagreement, the court affirmed the district court's denial of habeas relief.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on December 15, 2011.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on December 15, 2011.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on August 16, 2012.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on September 22, 2014.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on January 23, 2015.
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