Legal Opinion
Jerry Lewis Myers v. Linwood v. Stephenson Attorney General of the State of North Carolina, Rufus L. Edmisten
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 5, 1984No. 84-6049PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPROUSE, Circuit Judge:
We consider whether our decision in Shah v. Hutto, 722 F.2d 1167 (4th Cir.1983) requires the dismissal of Jerry Myers’ appeal as untimely filed. Myers appeals the district court’s dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition. He contended in the district court and contends here that (1) his guilty plea to burglary charges in North Carolina state court was induced by his lawyer’s misrepresentations concerning the probable length of his sentence and (2) North Carolina’s indeterminate sentencing statute was being used to punish black defendants more severely…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Alvera M. Aldabe v. Charles D. AldabeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Thompson v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Harris Truck Lines, Inc. v. Cherry Meat Packers, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Merced Hernandez-Rivera and Carlota Garcia-Vasquez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- S. John Chipser v. Kohlmeyer & Co., a Partnership, and Thomson & McKinnon Auchincloss Kohlmeyer, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- United Artists Corp. & L.P.A.A., Marcello Danon v. La Cage Aux Folles, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Robert Elijah Washington v. Michael E. Bumgarner J. Gainey, Officer W.E. McMichaels M. Thomas, OfficerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
- Lisa Panhorst Joanne Jones John M. Jones v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2001
- United States of America, Ex Rel., Richard Leonard v. Michael O'leary, Warden, and Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
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