Legal Opinion
Teleguz v. Kelly
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided August 1, 2011No. Case No. 7:10CV00254PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JAMES P. JONES, District Judge.
A Virginia jury convicted Ivan Teleguz of the murder for hire of Stephanie Sipe, his former girlfriend and the mother of his child, and sentenced him to death. After unsuccessfully challenging his conviction *681and death penalty on direct appeal and in state collateral proceedings, Teleguz now petitions this court for a writ of habeas corpus.
Through his appointed attorneys, Teleguz raises a number of claims asserting that his conviction and sentence were unconstitutionally obtained. Among these claims, Teleguz contends that his trial counsel was ineffective…
2Cases cited70 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Ivan Teleguz v. Eddie L. PearsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2012
- Ivan Teleguz v. David ZookCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2015
- Hash v. JohnsonDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 2012
- Ivan Teleguz v. David ZookCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2015
- Ivan Teleguz v. David ZookCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2015
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