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· 7/19/1989

Paul F. Leverett v. Larry Spears, Warden

Citations

  • 877 F.2d 921
  • 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 10335
  • 1989 WL 71725

How courts have described this case

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  • petitioner may not allege fundamental error in jury instructions he himself argued for and submitted
  • “The standard in determining whether the admission of prejudicial evidence constitutes a denial of fundamental fairness is whether the evidence is ‘material in the sense of a crucial, critical, highly significant factor.’”

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Judges: Johnson, Clark, Zloch

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