Legal Opinion
Jordan v. Hargett
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 7, 1994No. 93-7660PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
John Jordan filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus asserting that his constitutional right to testify had been violated in the course of his state court trial for rape. The district court denied the petition. We reverse and remand.
BACKGROUND
In 1987 Jordan was tried and convicted in Mississippi state court for the rape of G.R. After exhausting his state remedies, he sought federal habeas corpus relief. He alleged that he was denied his right to testify on his own behalf at trial. A magistrate judge conducted an evidentiary hearing on this claim. Jordan testified at…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Mathews v. WeberSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Brecht v. AbrahamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- United States v. Lionel OrtizCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
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