Legal Opinion
Burbine v. Moran
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided June 7, 1984No. Civ. A. 83-0293 SPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SELYA, District Judge.
This is an application for a writ of habeas corpus brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241 and 2254. The petitioner, Brian K. Burbine, is currently incarcerated at a state penitentiary. The defendant is the director of Rhode Island’s department of corrections.
This proceeding had its origins in the brutal and senseless slaying of a young woman, Mary Jo Hickey, in Providence, Rhode Island, in March of 1977. Burbine was indicted for the crime, tried before a state superior court jury in early 1979, and found guilty of murder in the first degree. 1 He was…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Rochin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Kirby v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Moran v. BurbineSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- State v. BeckSupreme Court of Missouri · 1985
- Dunn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
- Brian K. Burbine v. John MoranCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- Commonwealth v. BakerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
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