Legal Opinion
James W. Wilson v. Jon E. Ozmint, Director, South Carolina Department of Corrections Henry Dargan McMaster Attorney General, State of South Carolina
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 17, 2004No. 03-3PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge LUTTIG wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge WILKINS and Judge WIDENER joined.
OPINION
LUTTIG, Circuit Judge:
The State of South Carolina appeals from the district court’s order granting to capital defendant James W. (“Jamie”) Wilson a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Because, as Wilson’s counsel candidly conceded at argument, the district court did not review the state court proceedings and judgments under the standards governing federal habeas review, see 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d); Williams v. Taylor, 529 U.S. 362, 120 S.Ct. 1495, 146…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by72 opinions
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- Marcus Reymond Robinson v. Marvin L. Polk, Warden, Central Prison, Raleigh, North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2006
- Michael William Lenz v. Gerald K. Washington, Acting Warden, Sussex I State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2006
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