Legal Opinion
Makdessi v. Watson
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided February 4, 2010No. Civil Action No. 3:09CV214PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RICHARD L. WILLIAMS, District Judge.
Petitioner, a Virginia prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Respondent has filed a motion to dismiss, to which Petitioner has replied. This matter is ripe for judgment.
I. BACKGROUND
Petitioner is currently serving two life sentences for first-degree murder for the May 14, 1996 killings of Elise Makdessi, his wife, and Quincy Brown, Elise’s coworker at Naval Air Station Oceana (“NAS Oceana”). Petitioner is also serving an additional thirteen years for two firearm crimes in…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Adib Makdessi v. Lt. FieldsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2015
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- Herrington v. ClarkeDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2020
- Makdessi v. Commonwealth of VirginiaDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2024
- Makdessi v. FoxDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 2024
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