Legal Opinion
Washington v. Downes
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided August 20, 1979No. Civ. A. 79-0277-RPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MERHIGE, District Judge.
Trudy Carolla Washington, an inmate confined at the Virginia Correctional Center for Women, brings this pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1970). The petitioner challenges the validity of a conviction she received on August 26, 1977, in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond, Division I. Specifically, she raises the following claims:
1. The petitioner’s confession was obtained while she was under the influence of narcotics;
2. The confession was obtained as a result of force and duress;
3. There is insufficient evidence to…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Clifford W. Carrier v. Terrell D. Hutto, Director of the Virginia Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
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- Davis v. BaraDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1982
- Clifford W. Carrier v. Terrell D. Hutto, Director of the Virginia Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
- Clifford W. Carrier v. Terrell D. Hutto, Director of the Virginia Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983