Legal Opinion
Bullock v. Whitley
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 2, 1995No. 93-05526PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT M. PARKER, Circuit Judge:
James Lee Bullock, a Louisiana state prisoner, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his petition for habeas relief. 1 Finding no error, we affirm.
I. FACTS
On January 27, 1976, at a bar in Morgan City, Louisiana, Plaintiff Bullock, his girlfriend Cindy Scarborough, and his friend Joseph Moreno, met Joseph Mineey. Although previously unknown to the plaintiff and his friends, Mineey prevailed upon them to take him dancing. The four drove from Morgan City down Highway 70 toward Belle River. The car ostensibly stalled in a desolate area of St. Martin Parish.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Lockhart v. FretwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Michel v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Affronti v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
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3Cited by8 opinions
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