Legal Opinion
Rhoden v. Morgan
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided August 18, 1994No. 3:91-0553, 3:91-0663PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
JOHN T. NIXON, Chief Judge.
Pending before the Court is Petitioner’s consolidated Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. Nos. 1, 2). On May 9, 1994, the Court held an evidentiary hearing and heard oral argument from the parties on several of Petitioner’s claims. For the reasons stated below, the Court unconditionally grants in part the writ of habeas corpus.
I. BACKGROUND
Petitioner Lawtis Donald Rhoden is currently a state prisoner confined in Turney Center Prison in Only, Tennessee. On October 23,1985, Petitioner was convicted of rape and use of a minor for obscene purposes in…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Lockhart v. FretwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
26 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by3 opinions
- People v. BimonteCriminal Court of the City of New York · 2001
- United States Ex Rel. Ford v. AhitowDistrict Court, C.D. Illinois · 1995
- Lawtis Donald Rhoden v. Jack Morgan, Warden State of Tennessee Charles W. Burson, Attorney General, State of TennesseeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996