Legal Opinion
Taylor v. Maggio
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided February 15, 1984No. Civ. A. 84-708PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
FELDMAN, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on Johnny Taylor, Jr.’s Application for a Stay of Execution, and Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. Petitioner’s execution is scheduled for February 29, 1984, between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 3:00 a.m.
Petitioner bases his claims for relief on essentially two grounds:
1. Petitioner was allegedly unconstitutionally convicted on forged, altered and substituted fingerprints. (Petition at page “5a.”)
2. In contravention of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963), the Petitioner did not…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Blackledge v. AllisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Theodore R. Allen v. E. P. Perini, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by12 opinions
- State v. EngelNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1991
- United States v. James Leroy GaryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
- Johnny Taylor, Jr. v. Ross Maggio, Jr., Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola, Louisiana, and Harry Lee, SheriffCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Mallet v. MillerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2006
- State v. LandanoNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1994
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