It's a federal habeas death penalty case.
The murder occurred in 1982 -- forty years ago.
The California Supreme Court affirmed the conviction and sentence in 1995, and the federal habeas petition was filed in 1996. Both of these events were over a quarter century ago.
The district court denied the habeas petition in 1997, half a decade ago.
The Ninth Circuit finally adjudicates the case -- and affirms -- today.
