Legal Opinion
William M. Stevenson v. Lanson Newsome, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 4, 1985No. 84-8494PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:
William M. Stevenson was convicted of burglary in the Superior Court of DeKalb County, Georgia. After exhausting his state post-conviction remedies, he filed this petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. The district court found no merit to his claims and denied the writ. He appeals that denial to this court. We affirm.
Stevenson and Michael W. Winters, Stevenson’s brother-in-law, were jointly indicted on two counts of burglary. At the time of his arrest,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Murray Stein v. Reynolds Securities, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Cain v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
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3Cited by35 opinions
- United States v. George M. Khoury, Howard Kluver, David W. West, Louis H. ChippasCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Ian Lightbourne v. Richard L. Dugger, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- Betty Lou Beets v. Wayne Scott, Director Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Raleigh Porter v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Raleigh Porter v. Harry K. Singletary, Secretary Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
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