Legal Opinion
Chris Anthony Luchenburg v. Sewell B. Smith, Warden, Maryland Correctional Institution Attorney General of the State of Maryland
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 28, 1996No. 95-6136PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published per curiam opinion.
OPINION
2Per curiam
The Maryland Attorney General appeals the district court’s order adopting the magistrate judge’s report and recommendation to grant Chris Anthony Luchenburg’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1988). Because Luchenburg was denied effective assistance of trial counsel, we affirm.
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In 1985, Chris Anthony Luchenburg was tried in the Maryland Circuit Court for first degree rape, first degree sexual offense, common law assault, carrying a deadly weapon (a knife), and the use of a handgun dining the commission of a crime of…
3Cases cited10 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Donnelly v. DeChristoforoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Smith v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Cupp v. NaughtenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Milton v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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4Cited by15 opinions
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- Everett v. BeardCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
- United States v. William F. BreckenridgeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
- Everett v. BeardCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
- United States v. RhynesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
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