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Hedgpeth v. Pulido

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
07-544 9th Cir. Oct 15, 2008
Dec 2, 2008 9-0 Per Curiam OT 2008

Issue: Whether, on habeas review, the 9th Circuit erred in granting relief by deeming an erroneous jury instruction to constitute structural error requiring reversal because the jury may have relied upon it.

Judgment: Vacated and remanded in a per curiam opinion on December 2, 2008.

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