Legal Opinion
Smith v. Dixon
District Court, E.D. North Carolina
Decided June 10, 1991No. 88-337-HCPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BRITT, District Judge.
This matter is before the court on Kermit Smith’s habeas corpus petition filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1990). Both parties have briefed the petition and have filed supplemental briefs on various issues which have become relevant during its pendency. The matter is now ripe for ruling.
I. Facts
A full recital of the underlying facts can be located in the North Carolina Supreme Court’s opinion on petitioner’s direct appeal, State v. Smith, 305 N.C. 691, 292 S.E.2d 264, cert. denied, 459 U.S. 1056, 103 S.Ct. 474, 74 L.Ed.2d 622 (1982). The following…
2Cases cited64 opinions
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- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by16 opinions
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