Legal Opinion
Eugene Williams Gall, Jr. v. Phil Parker, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 30, 2000No. 91-5502, 94-6376PublishedCited by 239 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNathaniel R. Jones, J.
MARTIN, JR., C. J., joined. RALPH B. GUY, JR., J. (pp. 337-47), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
OPINION
NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner-Appellant Eugene Gall (“Gall”) appeals the denial of his petition, for habeas corpus challenging his conviction and death sentence for the rape and murder of a young girl in 1978. There is little doubt that Gall committed the acts in question. Instead, the central issue contested at trial was his mental state at the time of the killing. The case is further complicated by the numerous errors of ■constitutional…
2Cases cited185 opinions
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- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by239 opinions
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