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Ryan v. Robinson

Petition for certiorari denied on November 8, 2010
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
10-34 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2010

Issue: (1) Whether a state prisoner fairly presents his federal claim when he changes the legal theory of the federal claim he presented in state court; and (2) whether the opinion below created a new requirement, contrary to Supreme Court precedent, that triers of fact in capital cases must give weight to any proffered mitigation.

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