Legal Opinion
Matthews v. Parker
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 27, 2011No. 09-5464PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtClay, J., joined by Moore, J.,
SILER, J. (pp. 525-28), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
OPINION
CLAY, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner David Eugene Matthews, who was sentenced to death for murder by the State of Kentucky, appeals the district court’s order denying Petitioner’s claims and dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM in part and REVERSE in part.
BACKGROUND
I. Factual Background
On June 29, 1981, Petitioner David Eugene Matthews (“Matthews” or “Petitioner”) shot his estranged wife Mary Marlene…
2Cases cited48 opinions
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- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
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- Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by27 opinions
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