Legal Opinion
Williams v. Ozmint
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 27, 2007No. 06-16, 06-17PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed in part and affirmed in part by published opinion. Judge MICHAEL wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER and Senior Judge WILKINS joined.
OPINION
MICHAEL, Circuit Judge:
Luke A. Williams, III, was convicted and sentenced to death in South Carolina state court for the 1991 murders of his wife and son. The Supreme Court of South Carolina affirmed his conviction and sentence and later denied his application for post-conviction relief. Thereafter, Williams petitioned for habeas review in federal court. The district court issued the writ, concluding that Williams received ineffective…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Eddings v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Simmons v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
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