Legal Opinion
Vasquez v. Vaughn
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided June 23, 1978No. Civ. A. No. 76-310Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MURRAY M. SCHWARTZ, District Judge:
Hector Vasquez, a state prisoner, has filed an amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1970).1 Respondent filed an answer2 and both parties briefed the issues presented by the petition. Oral argument was heard on March 27, 1978.
Petitioner was indicted in the Delaware Superior Court for first degree murder, a violation of 11 Del.C. •§ 636 (1974). After a trial held between March 17 and 25,1975, a jury found petitioner guilty , of second degree murder, a violation of 11 Del.C. § 635 (1974).3 A life sentence was imposed…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Patterson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Dobbert v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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