95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7285, 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 12,445 Patrick Charles McKenna Petitioner-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Ed K. McDaniel Warden of the State of Nevada, Respondent-Appellant-Cross-Appellee. Nos. 93-99001, 93-99002

65 F.3d 1483 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7285 , 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 12,445 Patrick Charles McKENNA, Petitioner-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. Ed K. McDANIEL, * Warden of the State of Nevada, Respondent-Appellant-Cross-Appellee. Nos. 93-99001, 93-99002. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 5, 1994. Submission Withdrawn July 20, 1994. Resubmitted Nov. 1, 1994. Decided Sept. 15, 1995. David F. Sarnowski, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Carson City, NV, for respondent-appellant-cross-appellee. John J. Graves, Graves & Leavitt, Las Vegas, NV; Cal J. Potter, III, Potter Law Offices, Las Vegas, NV, for petitioner-appellee-cross-appellant. Michael Pescetta, Nevada Appellate and Postconviction Project, Las Vegas, NV, for amicus curiae. Appeals from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. Before: HUG, CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, and TROTT, Circuit Judges. HUG, Circuit Judge: 1 Petitioner, Patrick Charles McKenna, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus contesting the validity of his conviction for first-degree murder, a crime for which he was sentenced to death. The district court upheld the conviction but held that the jury…