Legal Opinion
DeShields v. Snyder
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided July 31, 1993No. Civ. A. 93-349-JJFPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FARNAN, District Judge.
Presently before the Court is a Motion for Stay of Execution and a Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis filed by Kenneth DeShields (“DeShields”) in this habeas corpus case filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For the reasons stated below, the Motion for a Stay of Execution will be denied, 1 the Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis will be granted, and the habeas Petition will be dismissed as lacking merit. 2
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND 3
Following a jury trial in March 1986, DeShields was convicted and sentenced on two counts of murder in the first degree in violation of 11…
2Cases cited62 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Eugene Williams Gall, Jr. v. Phil Parker, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- Roderick Herman Frey v. Thomas A. Fulcomer, Warden, State Correctional Institution at HuntingdonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- Shelton v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2000
- Banks v. HornCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- Manley v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1998
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