Legal Opinion
William R. Phillips v. Harold J. Smith, Superintendent, Attica Correctional Facility
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 2, 1983No. 1199, Docket 82-2375PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESKILL, Circuit Judge:
In 1974 William R. Phillips was tried and convicted in New York State Supreme Court of two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. In 1978 he moved to vacate the judgment in state court alleging that his Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights were violated by the admission at trial of allegedly immunized testimony. The state judge denied his motion ruling alternatively that Phillips’ claim of immunity was not timely made and that, in any event, the error was harmless. The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Gagliardi, J., denied…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Michigan v. LongSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Engle v. IsaacSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Smith v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- James E. Davis v. Harry L. Allsbrooks, Warden of the Northhampton Co. Prison State of North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
- United States v. McLainCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- John Lee Cook v. James A. Lynaugh, Interim Director, Texas Dept. Of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Carroll v. HokeDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1988
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