Legal Opinion
Leroy Huston Baker v. R. M. Muncy Attorney General of Virginia
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 24, 1980No. 79-6468PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
K. K. HALL, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Leroy Huston Baker appeals from the district court’s denial of habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He challenges his first degree murder conviction on the ground that certain jury instructions unconstitutionally relieved the State of its burden to prove beyond a reasonable doubt all elements of the offense charged. We reverse.
Baker shot and killed Aaron Johnson in a dispute over a dice game. He was tried by a jury in the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and was convicted, despite his defense that Johnson appeared to reach for a gun in…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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3Cited by35 opinions
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