Kenneth Laird v. Ryan Thornell

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 12 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

KENNETH JEREMY LAIRD, No. 18-16634

Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:17-cv-00482-JAT

v.

MEMORANDUM*

RYAN THORNELL; ATTORNEY

GENERAL FOR THE STATE OF

ARIZONA,

Respondents-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona James A. Teilborg, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted December 11, 2024 Pasadena, California

Before: GRABER, DESAI, and DE ALBA, Circuit Judges.

Petitioner Kenneth Jeremy Laird appeals the district court’s order denying

his petition for writ of habeas corpus. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C.

§ 2253(a). We review de novo a district court’s order denying a petition for writ of

habeas corpus, Catlin v. Broomfield, 124 F.4th 702, 721 (9th Cir. 2024), and

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. affirm.

Laird contends that the Arizona Court of Appeals erred in holding that

Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S.…