Legal Opinion
United States v. Stitt
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 24, 2006No. Nos. 05-10, 05-11PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dismissed and remanded by published opinion. Judge MOTZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge WIDENER and Judge WILLIAMS joined. Judge WILLIAMS wrote a separate concurring opinion.
OPINION
DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge.
Richard Thomas Stitt filed this habeas action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2000) after exhausting all direct appeals of his convictions of and capital sentence for drug, firearms, and capital murder offenses. The district court rejected Stitt’s claims pertaining to his guilt, but vacated Stitt’s capital sentence after finding that Stitt’s counsel provided constitutionally…
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- Corey v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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