Matthew Cook v. Anthony Lamarque

Volume 1 of

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MATTHEW LOREN COOK,  No. 08-15894 Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. v.  2:02-CV-02240-

ANTHONY LAMARQUE, LKK-GGH

Respondent-Appellee.  OPINION

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Lawrence K. Karlton, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted May 4, 2009—San Francisco, California

Filed January 7, 2010

Before: Procter Hug, Jr., Michael Daly Hawkins, and Richard C. Tallman, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Tallman; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge Hawkins COUNSEL

Allison Claire (argued), Federal Public Defender’s Office, Sacramento, California, for petitioner-appellant Matthew L. Cook.

Ward A. Campbell (argued), Eric L. Christoffersen, Office of the California Attorney General, Sacramento, California, for respondent-appellee Anthony LaMarque.

OPINION

TALLMAN, Circuit Judge:

Matthew Cook was convicted by a Sacramento County, California, jury of murder, attempted murder, conspiracy to commit assault with…