Danny Jones v. Charles Ryan

106 F.4th 1010

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: July 10, 2024
• Docket: 18-99005
• Status: Published

Opinion

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

DANNY LEE JONES, No. 18-99005

Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:01-cv- 00384-SRB v.

CHARLES L. RYAN, OPINION

Respondent-Appellee.

On Remand from United States Supreme Court

Filed July 10, 2024

Before: Michael Daly Hawkins, Sidney R. Thomas, and Morgan Christen, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam Opinion 2 JONES V. RYAN

SUMMARY *

Habeas Corpus / Death Penalty

On remand from the Supreme Court for proceedings consistent with the Supreme Court’s opinion in Thornell v. Jones, 602 U.S. __, 144 S. Ct. 1302 (2024), the panel affirmed the judgment of the district court.

COUNSEL

Amanda Bass (argued), Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defenders Office, Phoenix, Arizona; Leticia Marquez, Assistant Federal Public Defender; Jon M. Sands, Federal Public Defender, District of Arizona; Federal Public Defender's Office, Tucson, Arizona; Jean-Claude Andre, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, Santa Monica, California; Barbara A. Smith and J. Bennett Clark, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, St. Louis, Missouri; Kristin H. Corradini, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, Chicago, Illinois; for Petitioner-Appellant. Jeffrey L. Sparks (argued), Deputy Solicitor General, Chief of Capital Litigation Section; Lacey S. Gard, Chief Counsel; Mark Brnovich, Arizona Attorney General; Office of the Arizona Attorney General, Phoenix, Arizona; for Respondent-Appellee.

* This summary constitutes no part of the opinion of the court. It has been prepared by court staff for the convenience of the reader. JONES V. RYAN 3

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

The Supreme Court remanded this appeal for proceedings consistent with the Supreme Court’s opinion. Thornell v. Jones, 602 U.S. __, 144 S.Ct. 1302, 1314 (2024). Pursuant to the Supreme Court’s opinion, the judgment of the district court is affirmed. AFFIRMED.