U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Jun. 23, 2015
Death penalty upheld for Native American over dissent
Navajo tribal sovereignty clashed with federal death penalty politics Friday as a divided federal appellate panel affirmed a capital judgment for an Arizona man.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Navajo tribal sovereignty clashed with federal death penalty politics Friday as a
divided federal appellate panel affirmed a capital judgment for an Arizona man.
Two judges on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel, Barry G. Silverman and
Kim McLane Wardlaw, voted to reject Lezmond C. Mitchell's habeas appeal.
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