Legal Opinion
Walker v. Mitchell
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided June 5, 1984No. Civ. A. 83-0146-RPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MERHIGE, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on the petition of Michael Randolph Walker for a writ of habeas corpus. Walker was convicted for first-degree murder in a bench trial on April 19, 1974 in the Circuit Court of the City of Williamsburg. He was sentenced to a term of life imprisonment. Walker contends that he was denied effective assistance of counsel as guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution because his court-appointed attorney failed adequately to investigate and raise defenses of insanity and/or voluntary intoxication.
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2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Victor Dennis Marzullo v. State of MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
- Alfred Coles v. C. C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1968
- Gene C. Strader v. Sam Garrison, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by5 opinions
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