F OR P UB L I CAT I ON UN I TE D STATE S C OU RT OF APPE ALS FOR T HE NI NTH CI RC UI T
RI CHARD LYN N BI BL E, P e titio n e r- A p p e lla n t,
v. DO R A S C HR I R O, R es po nd ent- A pp el l ee . N o s . 07- 99017, 11- 16453, 11- 71782 OP I NI ON

B efo re: G O U L D , C L IF T O N , an d B Y B E E , C i rcu i tJu d g es. P E R C U R I A M: R i c ha r d L y nn B i bl e r e que s t s pe rm i s s i on t o f i l e as e c ond ors uc c e s s i ve ap p lic a tio n f

o raw r it o f

h ab e a s c o rp u s in th e D is tr ic t o f A r iz o n a . See 2 8 U . S. C. § 2244( b) ( 3)
. H e a l s o a s ks tha tw e s t a y hi s e xe c ut i on, c urr e nt l y s c he dul e d f orJ une 3 0 , 2 0 1 1 . W e d en y b o th req u est s. I B i bl e w as conv i ct ed of fi rs t -degree m urder, ki dn appi ng , and m ol es t at i on of a ni ne - y e a r - ol d gi r l on A pr i l 12, 1990. H e r e c e i ve d ade a th s e nt e nc e . O uropi ni on of 

# FI LED JU N 28 2011 M OLLY C. DW Y ER, CLERK U
. S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS2

J ul y 1, 2009, notc i t e d i n the c urr e ntappl i c a t i on, de t a i l s the c i r c um s t a nc e s of B i bl e’ s c ri m es and the evi dence pres ent ed athi s tri al re l at ed t o the m urder: O n Jun e 6, 19 88 , ar ou nd 10 : 30 a. m . , the ni ne-y ear- o ld vi ct i m , Je nn i fe r W i l son, began ri di ng her bi cy cl e t o a ra nch a m i l e aw ayfr om w here her f a m ily w a s s ta y in g in F la g s ta f f , A r iz o n a . H e rf

a m ily p a s s e d h e rw h ile d r iv in g to th e r a n c h , b u t J e n n if e rn e v e r a r r i v e d . T h e f a m ily b e g a n to lo o kf o rh e ra n d d is c o v e r e d h e r b i c y c le b y th e s id e o f th e r o a d . W ith in an ho ur of her di sapp earance, Je nn i fe r’ s m o th er cal l ed the F l agst af f pol i c e t o r e por the rdaught e rm i s s i ng. T he F l a gs t a f f pol i c e a rr i ve d a nd i m m e di a t e l y c a l l e d i n a h el i copt e r , s e tup r oa dbl oc ks , and a l e r t e d the F e d e r a l B u r e au o f

I n v e s tig a tio n th a t J e n n if e rw a s m is s in g . A ma s s i ve p o lic e s e a r c h e n s u e d . B u t it w a s n o t s u c c e s s f u l. J e n n i f e r ’ s mo th e r t o l d p o l i c e th a t s h e s a w a ma n d r i v i n g a r o y a l bl ue B l az er -type vehi cl e a ta hi gh ra t e of s peed around the t i m e herdaug ht er w entm i ss i ng . L at er th at d ay , B i bl e arr i ved athi s brother’ s hom e nea r S he e p H i l l dr i vi ng ada rk gr e e n ors i l ve rB l a z e r - type ve hi c l e . B e l i e vi ng thatB i bl e had been steal i ng fr om hi m , B i bl e’ s brother c al l ed the po l i ce an d d es cr i bed the vehi cl e. T he det ec t i ve w ho t oo k Jenni fe r’ s m o th er ’s s t a t em entr e a l i z e d tha the rde s c r i pt i on of the “ B l a z e r - type ” ve hi c l e a nd i t s dr i ve rs ubs t a nt i a l l y m a t c he d B i bl e a nd the ve h i cl e de s c r i be d by B i b l e ’ s b r o th e r . P o l i c e n e x td i s c o v e r e d th a tB i b l e h a d s t o l e n aG MC Ji m m y f rom a pol i ce i m po un d l ot near S heep H i l l the day before
. L at er thateveni ng , po l i ce saw B i bl e dri vi ng the st ol en G M C vehi cl e. W hen po l i ce tri ed t o st op B i bl e, a hi gh -s peed chase ensued. T he po l i ce pu rs ued B i bl e unt i l he r a m m e d the G M C ve hi c l e i nt o a c a tt l e gua r d, r a n f r om the ve hi c l e , a nd hi d i n the w oods
. P ol i c e l oc a t e d B i bl e us i ng atr a c ki ng dog. H e w as h i d i n g u n d er a l ed g e co v ered i n tw i g s, l eav es, an d b ran ch es. P ol i ce confi sc at ed a kni fe o n B ib le’s pers on and a l ar ge fol di ng kn i fe w here B i bl e w as hi di ng . W i thi n ho urs o f h i s arr es tand o n the sa m e day thatJe nn i fe r di sapp eare d, B i bl e confes se d t o st ea l i ng the G M C vehi cl e. P ol i c e he l d B i bl e w i thoutba i l a nd c onf i s c a t e d hi s c l othi ng. In the st ol en G M C , w hi ch had bee n use d t o del i ver new spap er s, p o li ce fo u n d a b l an k et , n u m ero u s ro u n d ru b b er b an d s b u tn o ru b b er b an d b ag s,3

a p i ece o f m et al fro m th e st eeri n g co l u m n th at h ad b een cu to p en , a case of tw enty 50-m i l l i l i t erbo tt l es of “ S un t ory” vo dk a w i th tw o b ottl es m i ss i ng , som e pac ket s of C arn ati on “ R i ch” hotchocol at e, a w rapp ed c i ga rbr oke n i n tw o pl a c e s , a nd a“ D ut c hm a s t e r ” c i ga r w r appe ra nd ba nd i n the as htray. T here w as bl oo d sm eare d i nsi de an d un der the vehi cl e, b u t te s tin g d id n o t r e v e a l w h e th e rit w a s h u m a n b lo o d
. F oral m os tthr e e w e e ks , J e nni f e rr e m a i ne d m i s s i ng de s pi t e the m a s s i ve y e t f rui t l e s s s e a r c h e f

f or t . F i na l l y , hi ke r s happe ne d upon J e nni f e r ’ s body on the t op of

S he e p H i l l , notf

a rf r om w he r e s he ha d be e n l a s ts e e n. Je nn i fe r’ s naked bo dy w as hi dd en un der branches and debri s near atre e, w i t h herhand s bo un d b e hi ndhe rba c k w i th as ho e l a c e . Pol i c e s e c ur ed th e a re a a n d p ro ce ss ed th e e v id en ce fo u n d in th e v icin ity o f J en n ifer ’s b o d y. O n e o f h er sn eak ers w as fo u n d w i th o u t a sh o el ace n ear h er b o d y, a nd he rpa nt i e s w e r e f

ound i n a n e arby tr e e . T he vi c t i m ’ s he a d a nd g e n ita l a r e a w e r e s e v e r e ly d e c o m p o s e d , a n d s h e h a d m u ltip le s ku ll fr ac tures and a brok en j aw bo ne i nd i ca t i ng that bl ow s t o h erhead cause d he rde a th. A roun d Jenni fe r’ s bod y l ay di st i nct i ve i t em s: an un w rapp ed, un sm ok ed c i ga rw i th tw o d i st i nc t i ve br e a ks i n the s a m e pa tt e rn a s the c i ga rf ound i n the G M C ; an em pty t en-pack bo x of C arnat i on “ R i ch” ho tchocol at e; tw o em pty 50-m i l l i l i t er“ S un t ory” vo dk a bot t l es ; and a p iece of m et al thatperf ec t l y f i tthe G M C ’ s dam aged st ee ri ng col um n . R o u nd rubb er b a n d s , id e n tic a l to th o s e f o u n d in th e G M C , w e r e e v e ry w h e r e
— o n ap a th near Je nn i f

e r ’ s bo dy , on a ndun de rhe rbo dy , i n the tr e e w he r e he r pant i es w er e f

ou nd , nearher other c l oth in g , in the l ea ves c ov er i ng her bo dy, i n the tre e abo ve her b od y, un der atre e w here on e of hershoes w as fo u n d , an d i n a ru b b er b an d b ag si tt i n g fi v e feetfro m h er b o d y. Ne a rJ e n n i f

e r ’ s b o d y , th e r e we r e s e v e r a l c l u s t e r s o f l o n g g o l d e n b r o wn ha i rtha tw e r e s i m i l a rt o he r ha i r . M a ny of the ha i r s w e r e c uton one s i de and t orn o n the other. T he i nv es t i gat or w as abl e t o d up l i ca t e thi s patt ern by usi ng th e k n iv es foun d o n B i bl e w hen h e w as arre st ed, as w el l as other kni ves. M i xed am on g the hai r w as a p u b ic-type hai r thatw as si m i l art o B i bl e’ s pub i c hai r s am pl es . H ai r si m i l art o B i bl e’ s hai r w as a ls o f o u n d o n as h e e t u s e d to w r ap J e n n if e r ’s b o d y a n d o n h e rt- s h irt.4

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ound fi b ers o n t op of

S he e p H i l l tha tw e r e s i m i l a rt o the G M C se atcovers and the bl anket foun d i n the G M C . In addi t i on , fi bers f oun d i n a l o ck of

ha i rne a rJ e nni f

e r ’ s body w e r e s i m i l a rt o f i be r s f r om B ib le’s jack et. A b lu e o r p u rp le fib er o n th e sh o elac e b in d in g Je n n ifer ’s h a n d s a ls o m a tc h e d th e lin in g o f B ib le ’s ja c k e t. S ever al hai rs on B i bl e’ s cl othi ng w er e si m i l art o Jenni fe r’ s hai r and w er e a ls o c u t o n o n e s id e a n d to rn o n th e o t h e r . P o lic e d e te rm in e d th a t h a ir foun d i n the G M C w as si m i l art o Jenni fe r’ s hai r. B l oo d o n B i bl e’ s s hi rt m at ched Je nn i fe r’ s P G M 2+ subtype— a s ub type s hare d b y l es s than th r e e p e r c e n t o f

th e p o p u la tio n . B ib le h a s a P G M 1 + s o th e b lo o d c o u ld no thave been hi s s ub type. W h ile s till in ja il f

o rs te a lin g th e G M C , B i b l e w a s c h a r g e d w ith f ir s tdegree mu rder , ki dn appi ng , and ch i l d m ol es t at i on . A ft era s i x-w ee k tr ia l, th e ju ry f

o u n d B ib le g u ilty o n A p r il 1 2 , 1 9 9 0 , o f a ll c h a r g e s . B i ble v . R

y an , 5 7 1 F .3 d 8 6 0 , 8 6 2

– 6 4 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 9 )
. B ib le ’s c o n v ic tio n a n d s e n te n c e w e r e u p h e ld o n d ir e c t r e v ie w , s ta te
c ol l a t e r a l r e vi e w , a nd f

e de r a l habe a s r e vi e w . O n M a r c h 22, 2010, the S t a t e of A r iz o n af

ile d am o tio n in th e A r iz o n aS u p r e m e C o u r t f o raw a rr a n t o f

e x e c u tio n . T h e A r iz o n aS u p r e m e C o u r t g r a n te d th e m o tio n a n d is s u e d aw a rr a n t o f e x e c u tio n . A m o n th l a t e r , o n Ap r i l 1 9 , 2 0 1 0 , B i b l e f i l e d am o t i o n i n s t a t e tr i a l c o u r tf o rDN A t es t i ng of hai rs used as i ncul pat ory e vi dence athi s tri al
. T he tri al courtdeni ed B i bl e ’ s r e que s t , hol di ng, f i r s t , tha tB i bl e di d note s t abl i s h tha tthe e vi de nc e he
s o u g h t to te s t s till e x is ts , a n d s e c o n d , th a t th e r e w a s n o t ar e a s o n ab le p r o b ab ility thathe w ou l d n othave been conv i ct ed i f e xcul pat ory r es ul t s had been ob t ai ned5

throu gh D N A t es t i ng . T he A ri zona S up re m e C ou rt , on M ar ch 16 , 20 11 , af fi rm ed
o n th e s e c o n d g r o u n d
. Tw o mo n th s l a t e r , o n M a y 2 4 , 2 0 1 1 , th e A r i z o n aSu p r e me C ou rtdeni ed B i bl e’ s m ot i on for r ec on si dera t i on . B i bl e pet i t i on ed the U ni t ed St a t e s Su p r e me Co u r tf

o raw r i to f

c e r t i o r a r i t o r e v i e w th e A r i z o n aSu p r e me C ou rt ’ s dec i si on and request ed a s t ayof execut i on . T he S up re m e C ou rthas notye t
ac t ed on B i bl e’ s pet i t i on or re qu es tfor s t ay . B i bl e a l so fi l ed a pet i t i on for s peci al
a c tio n in th e A r iz o n aS u p r e m e C o u r t s e e k in g a n o r d e rc o m p e llin g th e S ta te to di s c l os e i nf

orm a t i on aboutthe pe nt oba rbi t a l t o be us e d i n hi s e xe c ut i on a nd the q u a l i f i c a t i o n s o f

th e p e r s o n w h o w i l l a d mi n i s t e rth e d ru g . Th e A r i z o n aSu p r e me C our tde c l i ne d t o a c c e ptj ur i s di c t i on of the pe t i t i on a nd de ni e d as t a y of e xe c ut i on o n J u n e 2 4 , 2 0 1 1 . O n M a y 31, 2011, B i bl e f i l e d am ot i on f

ors ubs t i tut i on ora s s oc i a t i on of
c o u n s e l in th e d is tr ic t c o u r t, w h ic h th e d is tr ic t c o u r t d e n ie d th e n e x t d a y . B ib le
appe a l e d on J une 7, 2011. C ons trui ng the appe a l a s am ot i on i n thi s c our tf or a s s oc i a t i on of

c ouns e l , w e gr a nt e d the m ot i on on J une 17, 2011, r e nde r i ng the
appe a l m oot . T he A r i z onaF e de r a l P ubl i c D e f e nde re nt e r e d a n appe a r a nc e a s c oc o u n s e l.6

O n J une 25, 2011, B i bl e f i l e d a n appl i c a t i on f

orpe rm i s s i on t o f

i l e as e c ond
ors uc c e s s i ve habe a s c orpus pe t i t i on, a nd tw o s e pa r a t e m ot i ons f oras t a y of
e x e c u tio n , in a n e f

f o r t to a v o id th e e x e c u tio n s e t f o rJ u n e 3 0 , 2 0 1 1 . II P erm i tt i ng a s t at e pri soner t o fi l e ase cond or succ es si ve fe dera l habeas corpus pet i t i on i s notthe general rul e, i ti s the except i on , and an except i on that
m a y b e in v o k e d o n ly w h e n th e d e m a n d in g s ta n d a r d s e t b y C o n g r e s s is m e t. S e c t i on 2244( b) ( 2) r e qui r e s di s m i s s a l of as e c ond ors uc c e s s i ve habe a s c orpus ap p l i cat i o n u n l ess: ( A ) the appl i c a nts how s tha tthe c l a i m r e l i e s on ane w rul e of c ons t i tut i ona l l a w , m a de r e tr oa c t i ve t o c a s e s on c ol l a t e r a l r e vi e w by the S up re m e C ou rt , thatw as previ ou sl y unavai l abl e; or (B ) ( i ) the fa ctual predi ca t e for the cl ai m coul d no thave been di sc ov er ed pr e vi ous l y thr ough the e xe r c i s e of due di l i ge nc e ; a nd ( i i ) the f a c t s unde r l y i ng the c l a i m , i f pr o v en an d v i e w e d i n l i ghtof the e vi d e nc e a s aw hol e , w oul d be s uf f i c i e ntt o e s t abl i s h by c l e a ra nd c o n v in c in g e v id e n c e th a t, b u t f o rc o n s titu ti o n a l e rr o r , n o r e a s o n ab le f a c t f i nde rw o u l d ha ve f

ound the appl i c a ntgui l ty of the unde r l y i ng offe nse. 28 U . S . C . § 2244( b) ( 2)
. I n othe rw or ds , B i bl e m us tm a ke apr i m af a c i e s how i ng h is c la im ( 1 ) is b a s e d o n n e w ly d is c o v e r e d e v id e n c e a n d ( 2 ) e s tab lis h e s th a t h e is
a c tu a lly in n o c e n t o f

th e c r im e s a lle g e d
. Kin gv . T r u jillo , 638 F . 3d 726, 729–30“ A pr i m af a c i e s how i ng i s as uf

f i c i e nts how i ng of

pos s i bl e m e r i tt o w a rr a nt 1 a f ul l erexpl orat i on by the di stri ctcourt , and w e w i l l grantan appl i ca t i on for a n S O S pe t i t i on i f

i tappe a r s r e a s onabl y l i ke l y tha tthe appl i c a t i on s a t i s f i e s the stri ng entre qu i re m ent s f or the fi l i ng of a s ec on d o r s ucce ss i ve pet i t i on . ” L andr i gan v . T r u jillo , 623 F . 3d 1253, 1257 n. 6 ( 9th C i r . 2010) ( quot i ng W o ra t zeck v. Stew a rt , 11 8 F . 3d 64 8, 65 0 (9th C i r. 19 97 ) ( per c uri am )) (i nt ernal qu ot at i on m arks om i tt ed). 7 (9th C i r. 20 11 ) ( per c uri am ). 1 A T o m ake the fi rs tpri m a f ac i e s ho w i ng
— thatthe appl i cant ’ s c l ai m i s bas ed
on ne w l y di s c ove r e d e vi de nc e
— B i bl e “ m us ts how tha tthe f a c tua l pr e di c a t e f

orthe
c l a i m c oul d notha ve be e n di s c ove r e d pr e vi ous l y thr ough the e xe r c i s e of due di l i gence. ” L a n dr ig a n v . T r u jillo , 62 3 F . 3d 12 53 , 12 56 (9th C i r. 20 10 ). In L andr i gan , w e d o u b te d th a t th e ap p lic a n t w a s d ilig e n t w h e r e h e w a ite d s ix y e a r s to
r e q u e s t D N A te s tin g a f

te rth e s ta te a d o p te d as ta tu te p e rm ittin g s u c h te s tin g . See i d. ( “I n th e s e c ir c u m s ta n c e s as e r io u s q u e s tio n e x is ts w h e th e rth e f a c tu a l p r e d ic a te for the cl ai m
— re sul t s of D N A t es t i ng [on tri al evi dence]

— coul d n othave been di s c ove r e d e a r l i e r . ” )
. B i bl e ’ s l ong- de l a y e d a nd vi r tua l l yl a s tm i nut e appl i c a t i on r a i s e s s i m i l a rdoubt s . B i bl e w a i t e d unt i l A pr i l 19, 2010, t e n y e a r s a f t e rthe
enac tm entof A ri zona’ s D N A t es t i ng st atut e, A ri z. R ev. S t at . § 1 3-42 40 , before f ilin g am o tio n in A r iz o n as ta te c o u r t r e q u e s tin g D N A te s tin g o f in c u lp a to ry h a ir
e vi de nc e pr e s e nt e d a ttr i a l
. H i s m ot i on c a m e onl y a f t e rthe S t a t e m ove d i n the8

A r i z onaS upr e m e C our tf oraw a rr a ntof

e xe c ut i on. B i bl e ’ s c ouns e l a ttr i but e s the de l a y i n s e e ki ng D N A t e s t i ng t o c ha nge s i n B i bl e ’ s de f e ns e t e a m , c om pl e xi ty of the re cord, and h i s f

ocus on other a venu es of appeal
. B utthe st atut e r equi re s that the fa ctual predi ca t e f

or the t es t i ng re qu es t“ coul d n othave been di sc ov er ed pr e vi ous l y thr ough the e xe r c i s e of due di l i ge nc e , ” § 2244( b) ( 2) , a nd the
c i r c um s t a nc e s of

thi s c a s e do notm e e tthi s de m a ndi ng s t a nda r d. B T o m a k e th e s e c o n d p r im af a c ie s h o w in g
— th a t th e ap p lic a n t is a c tu a lly i nn ocentof the cr i m es al l eged— B i bl e m ustshow that“ no re as on abl e f ac t fi nd er
w ou l d h ave f

ou nd [hi m ] gu i l ty of the un derl yi ng offe nse. ” § 22 44 (b)( 2). B i bl e has
m a de no s uc h s how i ng. B ib le a r g u e s th a t D N A te s tin g o f th e h a ire v id e n c e w o u ld e x o n e r a te h im
. T h e s ec o n d o r s u cc es siv e h ab ea s p etit io n th at h e s ee k s to file as se rts th at A rizo n a’s de ni a l of hi s r e que s tf

orD N A t e s t i ng vi ol a t e d due pr oc e s s . B i bl e s oughtt e s t i ng of ( a ) ha i rf ound on a nd a r ound the vi c t i m , w hi c h w a s m a t c he d t o B i bl e a ttr i a l ; ( b) hai r f ou nd on B i bl e’ s j ac ket , shi rt , i n h i s w al l et , and o n a bl anketi n h i s c ar , w hi ch
w as m at ched t o the vi ct i m attri al
. B i bl e m ai nt ai ns thatD N A t es t i ng w ou l d reveal thatthe hai rs t aken from hi s c l othes and car are no tthe vi ct i m ’ s, and thatthe hai rs foun d o n o r nea r the vi ct i m ar e nothi s. S uch evi dence, B i bl e c l ai m s, w ou l d “ go []9

a l on g w ayt ow ar d exo nera t i ng hi m or atl ea stshow i ng thatsom eone el se w as i nv ol ved” and thati f hai rs foun d o n the vi ct i m “ ar e f rom a kno w n sex offe nd er , s u r e ly th is w o u ld e x o n e r a te B ib le .” B ib le ’s a r g u m e n t is u n p e r s u a s iv e . W h a te v e rth e D N A te s tin g o f th e h a ir evi dence m i gh tre veal , i tcoul d n otre fut e the ov erw hel m i ng i ncul pat ory e vi dence p r e s e n t e d a tBi b l e ’ s tr i a l
. I n d e c i d i n g Bi b l e ’ s d i r e c tap p e a l , th e A r i z o n aSu p r e me C our tc om m e nt e d tha tthe “ e vi de nc e i n thi s c a s e goe s f a rbe y ond ove rw he l m i ng e vi de nc e of

gui l t . I ti s notonl y i nc ons i s t e ntw i th a ny r e a s onabl e hypothe s i s of i nn ocence, i tre fut es any hypothesi s other than D ef endant ’ s gui l t . ” S ta te v . B ib le , 858 P . 2d 1152, 1192 ( A r i z . 1993)
. T hi s a s s e s s m e ntof the e vi de nc e hol ds true e ve n abs e ntthe f

or e ns i c ha i re vi de nc e pr e s e nt e d a ttr i a l : B i bl e ha d be e n dr i vi ng a s t ol e n c a rtha ts ubs t a nt i a l l y m a t c he d the de s c r i pt i on of ac a rs e e n s pe e di ng ne a rthe l ocat i on w here the vi ct i m w as l as tse en; B i bl e e vaded p ol i ce offi ce rs w hen they tri ed t o app re hend hi m , atfi rs tl ea di ng po l i ce on a hi gh -s peed chase thatended onl y w he n he r a n hi s c a ri nt o ac a tt l e gua r d, s t oppi ng i t , a nd the n f l e e i ng on f

oot b ef o re b ein g ca u g h t; d isti n ctiv e item s d isco v er ed at th e lo ca ti o n w h er e th e v icti m ’s b o d y w a s f

o u n d m a tc h e d ite m s in B ib le ’s c a r , in c lu d in g r o u n d ru b b e rb a n d s , a pa r t i c ul a rbr a nd of

hotc hoc ol a t e , apa r t i c ul a rtype of vodkabott l e , a nd api e c e of
m e t a l tha tm a t c he d m e t a l m i s s i ng f r om the s t e e r i ng c ol um n of B i bl e ’ s c a r ; theB i bl e’ s r epl y bri ef says thathe “ di sput e[ d] th[e bl oo d] evi dence on d i re ct 2 appe a l a nd i tw a s e xc l ude d. ” B utthe onl y bl ood- r e l a t e d e vi de nc e c ha l l e nge d a nd e xc l ude d w a s D N A pr obabi l i ty e vi de nc e . T e s tr e s ul t s s how i ng tha tthe bl ood on B i bl e ’ s s hi r tw a s the s a m e s ubtype a s the vi c t i m ’ s bl ood w a s ne i the rc ha l l e nge d on ap p e a l n o re x c lu d e d
. B ib le , 858 P . 2d a t1192. 10 v ic tim ’s h a irh a d b e e n c u t a n d to rn u s in g ato o l c o n s is te n t w ith k n iv e s th a t B ib le
w a s c a rry i ng w he n a rr e s t e d; f i be r s m a t c hi ng B i bl e ’ s j a c ke tw e r e f ound ne a rthe vi c t i m ’ s body ; a nd, m os tc r i t i c a l l y , bl ood m a t c hi ng the vi c t i m ’ s P G M 2+
s ubtype
— as ubtype s ha r e d by l e s s tha n thr e e pe r c e ntof the popul a t i on— w a s f

ound on B i bl e ’ s s hi r t , i n abl ood s pa tt e rpa tt e rn c ons i s t e ntw i th be a t i ng f or c e . I n l i ght 2
o f th is o v e rw h e lm in g e v id e n c e , w e c a n n o t s a y th a t, ab s e n t th e f o r e n s ic h a ir
e vi de nc e pr e s e nt e d a tB i bl e ’ s tr i a l , “ no r e a s onabl e f a c t f i nde rw oul d ha ve f

ound [B i bl e] gu i l ty of the un derl yi ng offe nse. ” § 22 44 (b)( 2). F u r th e rm o r e , B ib le o v e r s ta te s w h a t D N A te s tin g r e s u lts f a v o r ab le to h im
c oul d ha ve e s t abl i s he d. D N A t e s t i ng tha tr e ve a l e d the pr e s e nc e of ha i r s be l ongi ng to a n o th e rin d iv id u a l o n o ra r o u n d th e v ic tim , o ro n B ib le , w o u ld n o t b e s tr o n g ly
su g g est i v e o f i n n o cen ce. B i b l e st o l e th e car u sed t o tran sp o rtth e v i ct i m ’ s b o d y, so ha i rbe l ongi ng t o the c a r ’ s ow ne rorapr e vi ous pa s s e nge rm i ghtbe f ound on the sh eetw rap p ed aro u n d th e v i ct i m ’ s b o d y, o n th e v i ct i m , o r o n B i b l e. Itw o u l d al so n o t b e s u rp r is in g to f

in d th a t th e h a ir s b e lo n g to o th e rin d iv id u a ls w h o c a m e in to cont ac tw i th B i bl e or the vi ct i m i n the days before the cr i m e. In short , the pres ence11

of s om e one e l s e ’ s ha i rw oul d ne i the re xpl a i n nordi m i ni s h the ove rw he l m i ng e v id e n c e o f

g u ilt. B ib le s p e c u la te s th a t D N A te s tin g m ig h t s h o w th e p r e s e n c e o f h a ir bel on gi ng t o a kn ow n sex offe nd eratthe cr i m e s ce ne. B utB i bl e does notsupp ort such spec ul at i on w i th any theory of i nn ocence. A ny conv i ct ed pers on , no m att er h o w c o m p e llin g th e e v id e n c e a g a in s t h im o rh e r , c o u ld a r g u e th a t D N A te s tin g is
nece ss ary t o rul e outthe un subst ant i at ed po ss i bi l i ty thatsom eone el se com m i tt ed the c r i m e . G r a nt i ng a n appl i c a t i on t o f i l e as e c ond ors uc c e s s i ve habe a s pe t i t i on on thi s s ortof spec ul at i on i s notconsi st entw i th the re qu i re m entof § 2 24 4(b)(2) that the appl i cantshow ac tual i nn ocence. III P et i t i o n er-A p p el l an th as fi l ed tw o m o t i o n s t o st ay ex ecu t i o n . T h e fi rsti s a m o tio n to s ta y p e n d in g d is p o s itio n o f th is ap p lic a tio n , w h ic h w e d e n y a s m o o t. T he s e c ond i s am ot i on t o s t a y i n l i ghtof the r e c e ntappoi ntm e ntof the A r i z ona F eder al P ub l i c D ef

ender as as soci at ed co-counsel
. W e gra nt ed P et i t i on er A ppe l l a nt ’ s m ot i on f

ora s s oc i a t i on of

c o- c ouns e l t o a s s i s tD a ni e l D . M a y na r d, B i bl e ’ s pr i nc i pa l a tt orne y , i n a ny pr e - e xe c ut i on f i l i ngs , butw e m a de no de t e rm i na t i on, a nd w e do notbe l i e ve , tha ta s s oc i a t e d c o- c ouns e l w a s ne c e s s a ry f or e f f e c tiv e r e p r e s e n ta tio n . See 18 U . S . C . § 3599( d) ( pr ovi di ng tha tappoi ntm e ntof12

c o- c ouns e l i s pe rm i tt e d “ f orgood c aus e ” )
. O ura i m i n appoi nt i ng the A r i z ona F e d e r a l P u b lic D e f

e n d e rw a s to p e rm it s u p p le m e n ta tio n o f le g a l a d v ic e , n o t to subst i tut e c ou nsel
. M r. M ay nard has been com pet ent l y r epre se nt i ng P et i t i on er A ppe l l a nts i nc e N ove m be r23, 2005, a nd, i n r e c e ntm onths , ha s z e a l ous l y s ought
re l i ef on B i bl e’ s behal f bef

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eder al and st at e c ou rt s. M r. M ay nard, as B i bl e’ s f orm erand con t i nu i ng coun se l , i s w el l -a cquai nt ed w i th the com pl ex re cord in th is c a s e , a n d th e A r iz o n aF e d e r a l P u b lic D e f e n d e r , w h ile n e w to th is c a s e , is
w e l l
- a c qua i nt e d w i th the l e ga l i s s ue s . B e c aus e B i bl e ’ s pr i orc ouns e l r e m a i ns on the c a s e , the r e c e nta ddi t i on of ne w c ouns e l doe s notde ny the “ m e a ni ngf ul
as si st ance of coun se l , ” R o h a n ex rel
. G a tes v. W o o d f o rd , 3 3 4 F .3 d 8 0 3 , 8 1 3 ( 9 th C i r . 2003) , c ont e m pl a t e d by § 3599. I n the c i r c um s t a nc e s of thi s c a s e , as t a y i s not needed for B i bl e t o h ave c om pet entas si st ance of coun se l , and the further del ay fr om a s t ayw ou l d cause hardshi p and prej ud i ce t o the S t at e and vi ct i m s, gi ven that th e ap p e lla te p r o c e s s in th is c a s e h a s a lr e a d y s p a n n e dm o r e th a n tw o d e c a d e s . W e de c l i ne t o gr a ntas t a y of e xe c ut i on. IV W e c onc l ude tha tB i bl e ’ s c l a i m s do nots a t i s f y the r e qui r e m e nt s of § 2244( b) ( 2)
. B i bl e ’ s A ppl i c a t i on f orP e rm i s s i on t o F i l e aS e c ond orS uc c e s s i ve H ab e a s C o rp u s P e titio n is D E N I E D .13

B ib le ’s A p p lic a tio n f

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E x e c u tio n p e n d in g c o n s id e r a tio n o f h is
ap p l i c a t i o n i n No . 1 1
- 7 1 7 8 2 i s DENI ED AS M OO T. B i b l e ’ s Mo t i o n t o S t a y E x e c u t i o n i n No . 1 1
- 1 6 4 5 3 i s DE NI E D. N o pe t i t i on f

orr e he a r i ng orm ot i on f orr e c ons i de r a t i on s ha l l be f i l e d or
e n te r ta in e d in th is c a s e . See 28 U . S . C . § 2 24 4(b)(3)(E). AP P L I CA T I ON DE NI E D. RE QU E S T S F OR S T AY DE NI E D.14 C O U N SEL D a ni e l D . M a y na r d, M a y nar d C r oni n E r i c ks on C urr an & S pa rks , P L C , P hoe ni x, A r i z ona ; D a l e A . B a i c h, A s s i s t a ntF e de r a l P ubl i c D e f e nde r , P hoe ni x, A r i z ona ; f or P e t i t i one r - A ppe l l a nt J e f f r e y A . Z i c k, A s s i s t a ntA tt orne y G e ne r a l , P hoe ni x, A r i z ona , f or R es po nd ent -A pp el l ee