Legal Opinion
William D. Wickline v. Betty Mitchell, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 30, 2003No. 98-4280PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SILER, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner William D. Wickline, an Ohio death row inmate, appeals the denial of his Rule 59(e) motion to alter or amend the district court’s judgment dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM.
I. BACKGROUND
Wickline was convicted by a three-judge court of two counts of aggravated murder, for the deaths of Christopher and Peggy Lerch. The panel sentenced Wickline to life imprisonment on one count and to death on the other. After unsuccessful direct appeals and state post-conviction proceedings, Wickline filed a petition…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by52 opinions
- Willie Williams, Jr. v. Margaret Bagley, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
- Jeffrey D. Hill v. Betty Mitchell, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005
- Fautenberry v. MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2008
- William H. Smith v. Betty Mitchell, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
- Maurice Whiting v. Sherry Burt, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005
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