Deutsch v. Whitley

991 F.2d 605 Henry DEUTSCHER, Petitioner-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, v. Harol WHITLEY, Warden of the Nevada State Prison, and Brian McKay, Attorney General of the State of Nevada, Respondents-Appellees-Cross-Appellants. Nos. 88-2552, 88-2579. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. April 20, 1993. David J. Burman, Perkins Coie, Seattle, WA, for petitioner-appellant-cross-appellee. David F. Sarnowski, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., Carson City, NV, for respondents-appellees-cross-appellants. On Remand from the United States Supreme Court. Before SKOPIL, FARRIS, and HALL, Circuit Judges. FARRIS, Circuit Judge: 1 Henry Deutscher has shown to our satisfaction that it is more probable than not that, but for his constitutionally deficient counsel, he would not have been sentenced to die. Deutscher v. Whitley, 946 F.2d 1443 (9th Cir.1991) (setting aside Deutscher's death sentence). The Supreme Court, --- U.S. ----, 113 S.Ct. 367 , 121 L.Ed.2d 279 , directs us to reconsider our judgment in light of Sawyer v. Whitley, --- U.S. ----, 112 S.Ct. 2514 , 120 L.Ed.2d 269 (1992). The concern is not the accuracy of our conclusion but the measuring rod that we used. 2 In Sawyer, the Supreme Court…