Legal Opinion
Jewell Scott v. State of Louisiana and Bruce Lynn, Secretary Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 27, 1991No. 90-3069PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
A Louisiana state court convicted Jewell Scott of one count of second degree murder and of two counts of attempted second degree murder. After exhausting his state court remedies, Scott brought a habeas corpus petition in federal district court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1988). He alleged that (1) he received ineffective assistance of counsel, (2) the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction for second degree murder, (3) the trial court denied him due process by refusing his request for money for a ballistics expert, and (4) the trial court…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- State v. ButlerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- Larry K. Barnard v. C. Murray Henderson, Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by30 opinions
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