Legal Opinion
Kenneth E. Murphy v. Manfred Holland, Warden, Wv Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 28, 1985No. 84-6526PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERVIN, Circuit Judge:
The petitioner, Kenneth E. Murphy, appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Murphy first argues that a jury instruction defining reasonable doubt given at his 1980 trial in the Circuit Court of Braxton County, West Virginia violated his right to due process by unconstitutionally lessening the State’s burden of proving his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Murphy also asserts that the admission of inculpatory statements made by him to the police violated his sixth amendment right to counsel and his fifth amendment protection…
2Cases cited49 opinions
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3Cited by40 opinions
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