Legal Opinion
John Glenn v. Arthur Tate, Jr., Warden
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 26, 1996No. 93-3568PublishedCited by 157 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNelson, J., joined by Guy, J.,
SILER, J. (pp. 1212-14), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
DAVID A. NELSON, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the denial of a writ of habeas corpus sought by an Ohio prisoner who is under a sentence of death, imposed on the recommendation of a jury, for aggravated murder. The petitioner contends, among other things, that he failed to receive effective assistance of counsel, to his prejudice, at the sentencing phase of his trial.
Under Ohio law, the defendant in a murder ease that is tried to a jury cannot be sentenced to death unless the jury finds,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Penry v. LynaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- O'NEAL v. McAninchSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Robert Kubat, Cross-Appellee v. James Thieret, Warden, and Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General of Illinois, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by157 opinions
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- Alton Coleman v. Betty Mitchell, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- Paul W. Greer v. Betty Mitchell, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- Willie Williams, Jr. v. Margaret Bagley, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
- Ricardo Arredondo v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
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