Ninth Circuit: Habeas Petition Asserting That Gun Enhancement Is Cruel, ‘Outdated’ Fails

The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday affirmed the dismissal of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by an inmate serving 25 years to life in prison on an enhancement for the intentional firing of a weapon that resulted in death, rejecting his argument that the Court of Appeal relied on outdated case law that did not take into account recent legislative changes.