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.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

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Briefs and Documents

Merit briefs

Brief for Petitioner Chris Chrones, Warden
Brief for Respondent Michael Pulido
Reply Brief for Petitioner Chris Chrones, Warden

Amicus briefs

Brief for the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation in Support of Petitioner
Brief for the United States in Support of Petitioner

Certiorari-stage documents

Opinion below (9th Circuit)
Petition for certiorari
Brief in opposition
Petitioner's reply

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