Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Kelly
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 25, 2011No. 10-1, 10-3PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed by published opinion. Judge DUNCAN wrote the opinion, in which Judge DAVIS and Judge WYNN joined.
DUNCAN, Circuit Judge:
In the fall of 2002, a jury found petitioner Jerry Jackson guilty of breaking into 88-year-old Ruth Phillips’s home, raping her, and smothering her to death with a pillow from her bed. Jackson was sentenced to death. Jackson’s direct and collateral appeals were denied by the Supreme Court of Virginia. Jackson sought federal habeas relief, which the district court granted as to his penalty-phase claims following an evidentiary hearing.
The government appealed, urging…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Teleguz v. KellyDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 2011
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