Legal Opinion
Alley v. Bell
District Court, W.D. Tennessee
Decided January 18, 2000No. 97-3159-D/VPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER OF DISMISSAL ORDER DENYING CERTIFICATE OF AP-PEALABILITY ORDER CERTIFYING APPEAL NOT TAKEN IN GOOD FAITH AND ORDER VACATING STAY OF EXECUTION
DONALD, District Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. INTRODUCTION .601
B. STATE COURT PROCEDURAL HISTORY.602
C. PETITIONER’S FEDERAL HABEAS CLAIMS.607
D. ANALYSIS OF THE MERITS.612
I.Claims Not Cognizable In Federal Habeas.612
II.Analysis Of Procedurally Defaulted Claims.612
A. Legal Standard for Procedural Default.612
B. Specific Procedurally Defaulted Claims.614
1. Judicial Bias.614
2. Procedurally Defaulted Claims of Withholding of Evidence.618
3. Improper Jury…
2Cases cited159 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Sedley Alley v. Ricky BellCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
- Hain v. GibsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2002
- Sedley Alley v. Ricky Bell, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
- Black v. BellDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 2001
- Frazier v. MitchellDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 2001
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