Legal Opinion
Larry Williams v. John P. Whitley, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, John Fulford v. John P. Whitley, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 20, 1993No. 92-3361, 92-4008PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
This consolidated appeal raises an important question concerning the scope of federal habeas corpus, the retroactivity of Griffith v. Kentucky, 479 U.S. 314, 107 S.Ct. 708, 93 L.Ed.2d 649 (1987), and Teague v. Lane, 489 U.S. 288, 109 S.Ct. 1060, 103 L.Ed.2d 334 (1989). Petitioners Larry Williams and John Fulford were convicted in Louisiana state court in the early 1970’s and are presently serving life sentences in the state penitentiary. They have each filed federal habeas petitions attacking their twenty year-old convictions on grounds that the…
2Cases cited65 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Lockhart v. FretwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Griffith v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- Kulvir Singh Barapind v. Janet Reno, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- United States v. RichCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- Briddle v. ScottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Raul Rodriguez v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
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