Legal Opinion
Bell v. Ozmint
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 12, 2003No. 02-21PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge WILKINS and Judge WILKINSON joined.
OPINION
DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:
A South Carolina jury convicted William Henry Bell of the armed robbery and murder of Dennis Hepler. On the jury’s recommendation, the state trial court sentenced Bell to death. After exhausting his state remedies, Bell filed a petition for federal habeas relief, challenging his convictions and death sentence on numerous grounds. The district court denied habeas relief, but granted a certificate of appeala-bility on all…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Richard Longworth v. Jon E. Ozmint, Commissioner, South Carolina Department of Corrections Henry McMaster Attorney General, State of South CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2004
- United States v. SinghCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2008
- Bauberger v. HaynesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2011
- Appleby v. WARDEN, NORTHERN REGIONAL JAILCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2010
- Muhammad v. KellyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2009
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