Legal Opinion
Clifford W. Carrier v. Terrell D. Hutto, Director of the Virginia Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 27, 1983No. 83-6039PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERVIN, Circuit Judge:
Clifford Carrier, a Virginia prisoner, appeals from the dismissal of his federal petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. His petition alleged that the state trial court violated due process by denying Carrier access to certain evidence in the district attorney’s possession. The district court ruled that because Carrier failed to present this claim on direct appeal to the Virginia Supreme Court, he was barred from doing so in federal court absent a showing of cause and prejudice. Wainwright v. Sykes, 433 U.S. 72, 97 S.Ct. 2497, 53 L.Ed.2d 594 (1977).…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Ronnie Lee Maupin v. Steve Smith, Superintendent, Kentucky State Reformatory and Steven L. Beshear, Attorney General of KentuckyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- Richard L. Whitley v. Toni v. Bair, Warden, Mecklenburg Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- Kevin H. Griffin v. James E. Aiken, Warden Attorney General of the State of South CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
- Ivie Clay, a Minor v. Director, Juvenile Division, Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
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