Legal Opinion
Cagle v. Branker
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 17, 2008No. 07-6PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge MICHAEL and Judge KING joined.
OPINION
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
Richard Cagle, a North Carolina prisoner convicted of murder and sentenced to death, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He claims that the absence of a key witness, ineffective assistance of counsel as to a motion to sever, ineffective assistance of counsel as to mitigation, and the lack of a jury instruction as to voluntary intoxication deprived him of a fair trial and sentence. Having reviewed his…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
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3Cited by84 opinions
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