Legal Opinion
Duncan v. Cain
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 18, 2002No. 00-31375PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner-Appellant Calvin Duncan seeks habeas relief following post-conviction relief proceedings in state court pertaining to his firsLdegree murder conviction and life sentence. First, Duncan contends that the state court improperly rejected his Brady claim 2 based on immateriality of exculpatory and impeachment evidence withheld from him. Additionally, Duncan asserts error in .the district court’s and the state court’s handling of a reasonable-doubt jury instruction and related claim that the instruction was constitutionally infirm under Cage v. Louisiana, 498 U.S.…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Kyles v. WhitleySupreme Court of the United States · 1995
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3Cited by13 opinions
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