King-Hardiman

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 20 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

ANDRE KING-HARDIMAN, No. 24-598 D.C. No. Petitioner - Appellee, 3:19-cv-00484-ART-CSD v.

MEMORANDUM*

NETHANJAH BREITENBACH;

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE

OF NEVADA,

Respondents - Appellants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada Anne R. Traum, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted March 3, 2025 Las Vegas, Nevada

Before: RAWLINSON, MILLER, and DESAI, Circuit Judges.

Andre King-Hardiman pleaded guilty in Nevada state court to the murder of

his estranged wife and to related offenses. He then moved to withdraw his plea.

The state court denied his motion and later sentenced him to life without the

possibility of parole. The Nevada Court of Appeals affirmed. After unsuccessfully

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. seeking state post-conviction relief, King-Hardiman filed a petition for a writ of

habeas corpus in federal…