Legal Opinion
Herman Charles Barnes v. Charles E. Thompson, Warden, Herman Charles Barnes v. Charles E. Thompson, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 10, 1995No. 94-4001, 94-4002PublishedCited by 179 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed in part and affirmed in part by published opinion. Judge LUTTIG wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge WILLIAMS joined. Judge MURNAGHAN wrote an opinion concurring in the judgment.
OPINION
LUTTIG, Circuit Judge:
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia vacated the death sentence of habeas corpus petitioner Herman Barnes, holding that the Commonwealth withheld exculpatory evidence in contravention of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963) and United States v. Bagley, 473 U.S. 667, 105 S.Ct. 3375, 87 L.Ed.2d 481 (1985), and…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by179 opinions
- Russel William Burket v. Ronald Angelone, Director, Virginia Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2000
- Sharpe v. BellCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2010
- Matthews v. EvattCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
- United States v. EllisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
- Kenneth L. Wilson v. Fred W. Greene, Warden, Mecklenburg Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998
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