Legal Opinion
Nicolas v. Attorney General of the State of Maryland
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 27, 2016No. 15-6616PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed by published opinion. Judge'-MOTZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER and Judge COGBURN joined.
DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:
In 1997, a Baltimore City jury convicted Richard Nicolas of murdering his .infant daughter. Years later, Nicolas sought ha-beas relief, arguing that the State failed to disclose favorable, material evidence in violation of its obligations under Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963). The Maryland post-conviction courts considered and rejected his Brady claim. • Nicolas then petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus in…
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- Ylst v. NunnemakerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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