Legal Opinion
Antonio James v. John P. Whitley, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 12, 1991No. 89-3672PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner-appellant Antonio James (James) appeals the district court’s denial, following an evidentiary hearing, of his third federal habeas petition challenging his December 1981 Louisiana first degree murder conviction and death sentence for the January 1, 1979 killing of Henry Silver. We affirm.
Procedural History
James was charged in a July 12, 1979 indictment with the first degree murder, on January 1, 1979, in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, of Henry Silver, contrary to LSA-R.S. 14:30. Following a jury trial in the Orleans Parish district court on December 14, 15, and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Mills v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- John Hobbs v. Frank Blackburn, Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Willie Albert Smith v. Lee Roy Black, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Curtis Lee Kyles v. John P. Whitley, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Woodall v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2002
- Frederick Kirkpatrick v. John P. Whitley, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, St. Tammany Parish District Attorney's Office, Movant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Leo Wilson v. John P. Whitley, Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
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