Curry v. Butler

Decision Date15 December 2008
Docket NumberNo. 08–517.,08–517.
Citation129 S.Ct. 767 (Mem),555 U.S. 1089,172 L.Ed.2d 763
PartiesBen CURRY, Warden, petitioner, v. Frank BUTLER.
CourtU.S. Supreme Court
Opinion

Motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied.

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    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Central District of California
    • April 6, 2009
    ... ... Butler v. Curry, 528 F.3d 624, 640 (9th Cir.2008), cert. denied, ___ U.S. ___, 129 S.Ct. 767, 172 L.Ed.2d 763 (2008); Delgadillo v. Woodford, 527 F.3d ... ...
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    ... ... Page 19 Rptr. 3d 569 (2007). The Ninth Circuit subsequently held that Cunningham may be applied retroactively on collateral review." Butler v. Curry , 528 F.3d 624, 639 (9th Cir. 2008), cert. denied , 129 S. Ct. 767 (2008). The Ninth Circuit has also affirmed that a single aggravating ... ...
  • Alleyne v. Evans
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    • U.S. District Court — Eastern District of California
    • November 23, 2010
    ... ... Butler v. Curry , 528 F.3d 624, 641-43 (9th Cir.), cert. denied ___ U.S.____, 129 S. Ct. 767 (2008). Furthermore, with respect to claims of ... ...
  • Kessee v. Mendoza-Powers
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Ninth Circuit
    • June 23, 2009
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