Lower Court Holding
Decision of the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Michael Alvarado was convicted of second degree murder and attempted robbery and is currently serving a 15-year to life sentence in a California State prison. Alvarado’s conviction was primarily based on statements he made during a two-hour interrogation that occurred when he was 17 years old. Alvarado now seeks a writ of habeas corpus, alleging that he was deprived of his Fifth Amendment rights in violation of Miranda v. Arizona (1966). The district court denied Alvarado’s request for relief. Our review of this case is governed by the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA), which permits us…
