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Ninth Circuit· 12/24/2015

Robert McDaniels v. Richard Kirkland

Citations

  • 813 F.3d 770
  • 2015 WL 9461515

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  • holding federal 5 habeas courts “may consider the entire state-court record, including evidence that was presented 6 only to the trial court.”
  • holding federal habeas courts “may consider 15 || the entire state-court record .. ..”
  • rejecting the argument that a trial “court must conduct comparative juror analysis” under Batson step three (emphasis in original)
  • rejecting the argument that a trial “court must conduct comparative juror analysis” under Batson step three (emphasis in original)
  • reaching merits of claim where state waived the defense of procedural default
  • “A comparative analysis of the application of reasoning applied to [B]lack versus [W]hite jurors is often the best if not ‘the only means we will have for assessing the state court’s factfinding.’”

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Judges: Thomas, Pregerson, McKeown, Fletcher, Berzon, Tallman, Callahan, Ikuta, Christen, Hurwitz, Friedland

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