Legal Opinion
Wiggins v. Corcoran
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 2, 2002No. 01-23PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed by published opinion. Judge WIDENER wrote the opinion. Chief Judge WILKINSON wrote a concurring opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote a concurring opinion.
OPINION
WIDENER, Circuit Judge.
Introduction
The State of Maryland appeals from the district court’s grant of Kevin Wiggins’ 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The district court invalidated Kevin Wiggins’ capital murder conviction under Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 99 S.Ct. 2781, 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979), and death sentence under Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984). The…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by24 opinions
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