Legal Opinion

McCullough v. Cain

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 16, 2010No. 08-31174UnpublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

Daveon McCullough, pro se, appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. A Louisiana jury convicted McCullough of second degree murder and sentenced him to life without the possibility of parole. McCullough argues that the state court infringed his right to due process when it excluded statements provided by his co-perpetrators that did not implicate him in the murder, in violation of Chambers v. Mississippi, 410 U.S. 284, 302, 93 S.Ct. 1038, 35 L.Ed.2d 297 (1973).

Under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (“AEDPA”), we may…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  3. Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Montana v. EgelhoffSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  5. Neal v. PuckettCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. McCullough v. CainSupreme Court of the United States · 2010

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