Kessee v. Mendoza-Powers, No. 07-5615323 June 2009, 6:11 pmIn the state's appeal from the District Court's order conditionally granting Petitioner's habeas petition, the order is reversed where the sentencing judge's finding that Petitioner had committed crimes while on probation fell within Apprendi's "prior conviction" exception.
Read Kessee v. Mendoza-Powers, No. 07-56153
Appellate Information
Argued and Submitted May 4, 2009
Filed June 23, 2009
Judges
Before: John T. Noonan, Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain, and Susan P. Graber, Circuit Judges.
Opinion by Judge Graber
Counsel
Rama R. Maline, Deputy Attorney General of the State of California, Los Angeles, CA
Johanna S. Schiavoni, Latham & Watkins LLP, San Diego, CA
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