Legal Opinion
Hood v. Spaulding
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 3, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2017-0195Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
TANYA S. .CHUTEAN, United States District Judge
Petitioner, appearing pro se, seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 1 In August 1991, a jury in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia convicted Petitioner of “first-degree felony murder and related offenses stemming from an attack on an elderly woman in her home on the morning of May 18, 1989.” Hood v. United States, 28 A.3d 553, 555 (D.C. 2011); (Pet. at 2, ECF No. 1). The petition is difficult to follow, but it is grounded on a claim of innocence. Petitioner asserts that his “conviction was based…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Blair-Bey v. QuickCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
- David Isaiah Garris v. Charles S. Lindsay, Administrator, Maximum Security FacilityCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
- Williams v. MartinezCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2009
- Gary E. Byrd v. John S. Henderson and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
- Hood v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2011
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