Legal Opinion
Lewis Williams, Jr. v. Ralph Coyle, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 16, 2001No. 98-3793PublishedCited by 144 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKennedy, J., joined by Suhrheinrich, J.,
MOORE, J. (pp. 708-722), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner, Lewis Williams, Jr., was indicted and convicted of first degree murder, and sentenced to death. After unsuccessful direct appeals and several state post-conviction proceedings, Williams filed this petition for a writ of habeas corpus. After ruling that the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, Pub.L. No. 104-132, 110 Stat. 1214 (1996) (AEDPA), governed Williams’s petition, the district court entered judgment dismissing the petition. The district court issued a…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by144 opinions
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