Legal Opinion
Tucker v. Ozmint
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 1, 2003No. 03-5PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SHEDD, Circuit Judge:
James Neil Tucker was convicted by a South Carolina jury of the murder of Rosa Lee “Dolly” Oakley. Upon the jury’s recommendation, the trial court sentenced Tucker to death. After his direct appeal and post-conviction review yielded no relief in the state courts, Tucker filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in federal district court. The district court dismissed the petition. On appeal, Tucker claims that he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel because his trial counsel (1) failed to provide the defense expert two documents…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Bell v. ConeSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Harvey Lee Green, Jr. v. James B. French, Warden, Central PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998
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3Cited by54 opinions
- United States v. RoaneCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2004
- George Cale Buckner v. Marvin Polk, Warden, Central Prison, Raleigh, North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2006
- Elmore v. OzmintCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2011
- Larry v. BrankerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2009
- Cosio v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
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