Legal Opinion
Morris Martin v. Dale E. Foltz
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 30, 1985No. 84-1359PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILBURN, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner-appellant, Morris Martin, appeals the decision of the district court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner argues that multiple constitutional violations were committed in the Michigan state court trial in which he was convicted by a jury of first-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. As we agree with the district court’s holdings on all issues, we affirm.
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A. FACTS
Martin’s state court conviction for first-degree murder stems from the shooting death of one Archie Walker. On the evening of November 1,…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Donnelly v. DeChristoforoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Sumner v. MataSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- James Malcolm Tuggle, Jr. v. William Seabold, Warden, and David L. Armstrong, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- Freeman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1988
- State v. RogersOhio Supreme Court · 1987
- United States of America Ex Rel. Charles "Chuck" Miller v. James Greer, Warden, Menard Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
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