Legal Opinion
Reed v. Scott
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 18, 1995No. 95-10078PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Chief Judge:
Ronald P. Reed appeals the denial of his petition for the writ of habeas corpus. For the reasons assigned we reverse and remand.
BACKGROUND
In 1986 Ronald P. Reed was convicted in Texas state court of aggravated sexual assault and sentenced to life in prison. Reed’s conviction was affirmed on direct appeal. 1 In affirming his conviction the court of appeals declined to reach the merits of his Batson 2 claim because Reed failed to provide a complete transcript of the voir dire examination. 3 The court of appeals based its conclusion on the “well settled [rule] that complaints…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Ylst v. NunnemakerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Ford v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Dugger v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Amos v. ScottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Pursell v. HornDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2002
- Jamison v. CollinsDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1998
- Robert Fratta v. Lorie Davis, DirectorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2018
- Henderson v. CollinsDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1999
- Cockrum Ex Rel. Welch v. JohnsonDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 1996
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