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    James Erin McKinney - Arizona Death Row




    Summary of Offense:

    On March 10, 1991, McKinney and his half-brother, Charles Michael Hedlund, brutally beat and shot 40-year-old Christine Mertens in her home, during the commission of a burglary. Mrs. Mertens' son found his mother dead, lying face down on the living room floor. McKinney and Hedlund had ransacked Mrs. Mertens' bedroom and rifled through her purse.

    On March 23, 1991, McKinney and Hedlund burglarized the home of 65-year-old James McClain and shot him in the head while he was asleep in his bed. McKinney and Hedlund ransacked Mr. McClain's home and stole personal property, including several guns.

    McKinney was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death for the murders of Mrs. Mertens and Mr. McClain. In addition, McKinney was convicted of two counts of burglary in the first degree, and one count of theft.

    McKinney was sentenced to death on July 23, 1993.

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    On September 24, 2009, McKinney filed an appeal in the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals over the denial of his habeas petition in Federal District Court.

    http://dockets.justia.com/docket/cir.../ca9/09-99018/

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    JAMES MCKINNEY V. CHARLES RYAN

    In today's opinions, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals AFFIRMED the district court's DENIAL of McKinney's 28 U.S.C.§ 2254 habeas corpus petition challenging his murder conviction and death sentence.
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    And the article.

    Court denies appeal for Arizona death row inmate

    A federal appeals court has turned down an appeal filed on behalf of an Arizona death row inmate convicted of 2 killings during burglaries.

    The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling upholds a trial judge's denial of James Erin McKinney's challenges to his murder convictions and death sentences.

    The 9th Circuit ruling said it didn't matter much that McKinney was seated so he faced the jury while on trial with a co-defendant before separate juries. And it rejected his other challenges in the appeal.

    McKinney was convicted in the 1991 killings of Christene Mertens and Jim McClain during separate burglaries in Maricopa County.

    (Source: The Associated Press)
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    6 months and counting till he gets denied at SCOTUS and gets his date. I hope this guy donates his ears to science!

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    US court to rehear appeal for Arizona death row inmate convicted of killings during burglaries

    A federal appeals court is reconsidering an appeal filed on behalf of an Arizona Death Row inmate convicted of two killings during burglaries.

    A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last September upheld a trial judge's denial of James Erin McKinney's challenges to his murder convictions and death sentences.

    However, the San Francisco-based appellate court now says a larger panel of its judges will consider McKinney's appeal.

    The three-judge panel's ruling said it didn't matter much that McKinney was seated so he faced the jury while on trial with a co-defendant before separate juries. And it rejected his other challenges in the appeal.

    McKinney was convicted in the 1991 killings of Christene Mertens and Jim McClain during separate burglaries in Maricopa County.

    http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/vi...ath-Row-Appeal
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    The 9th Circus of Clowns should oversee California only; the remaining states should have their own US Circuit Court of Appeals judging their districts. As with so many others on death row, McKinney is just another reason why.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MRBAM View Post
    6 months and counting till he gets denied at SCOTUS and gets his date. I hope this guy donates his ears to science!
    Oh well......add 3+ years to my prediction.

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    The 9th Circuit usually hears most cases with the full court if the 3 judge panel splits 2-1. They have numerous judges on the court who despise the death penalty and disregard AEDPA and Supreme Court precedent to overturn death sentences.

    There were Congressional hearings a few years ago to create a new circuit but nothing happened. Congress should get back on this because the 9th has way too many cases and they take forever to resolve them. The anti DP judges cause deliberate delay.

    The new circuit should handle Arizona, Nevada, Idaho and Montana. The only drawback is that Obama will be appointing any judges needed.

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    Oral argument will be heard during the week of December 15, 2014 in McKinney's case before an en banc Ninth Circuit panel.

    http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/enbanc/

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