Legal Opinion

Sylvester Lewis Adams v. James Aiken, Warden, Central Correctional Institution

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided December 1, 1994No. 91-4000PublishedCited by 66 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Affirmed by published opinion. Senior Judge BUTZNER wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILKINS and Senior Judge SPROUSE joined.

OPINION

BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge:

The Supreme Court in Adams v. Evatt, — U.S. —, 114 S.Ct. 1365, 128 L.Ed.2d 42 (1994), vacated our judgment in Adams v. Aiken, 965 F.2d 1306 (4th Cir.1992), and remanded the case to us for further consideration in light of Sullivan v. Louisiana, — U.S. —, 113 S.Ct. 2078, 124 L.Ed.2d 182 (1993). After considering the parties’ briefs addressing the issues on remand, we affirm the judgment of the district court denying Sylvester Lewis…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Arizona v. FulminanteSupreme Court of the United States · 1991

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3Cited by66 opinions

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  3. Kornahrens v. EvattCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
  4. People v. BeachemAppellate Court of Illinois · 2000
  5. People v. DuncanMichigan Supreme Court · 2000

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