Legal Opinion
Tony Caldwell v. Harry K. Russell
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 2, 1999No. 96-3581PublishedCited by 114 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRUPANSKY, Circuit Judge.
The petitioner-appellant, Tony Caldwell (“Caldwell” or “the petitioner”), a state prisoner convicted of murder under Ohio law, has challenged the district court’s denial of his application for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 1 He has contended that the lower federal court erroneously rejected his claims that the Ohio state courts had denied him constitutionally guaranteed due process because his jury trial had purportedly been infected by an unfairly prejudicial prosecutorial closing argument and by the state’s alleged failure to preserve potentially…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Brecht v. AbrahamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
28 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by114 opinions
- State v. HancockOhio Supreme Court · 2006
- Jeffrey Wogenstahl v. Betty MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2012
- Eugene Williams Gall, Jr. v. Phil Parker, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- Rufus Washington v. Gerald HofbauerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- Michael Jeffrey Johnson v. Ralph Coyle, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
109 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.