Legal Opinion
Paul Gregory House v. Ricky Bell, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 22, 2002No. 00-6136PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMerritt, J.
MARTIN, JR., C.J., DAUGHTREY, MOORE, COLE, and CLAY, JJ., joined. BOGGS, J. (pp. 779-787), delivered a separate dissenting opinion, in which ALAN E. NORRIS, SILER, and BATCHELDER, JJ., joined. GILMAN, J. (p. 787-780), also delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
MERRITT, Circuit Judge.
In this death penalty case from Tennessee, the habeas petitioner presents a strong claim of “actual innocence” or “miscarriage of justice,” as we will outline below. The Supreme Court has assumed that “in a capital case a truly persuasive demonstration of ‘actual innocence’ made after trial would render…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Schlup v. DeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by19 opinions
- House v. BellSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- Thomas Cress v. Carmen Palmer, Warden, Riverside Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
- Paul Gregory House v. Ricky Bell, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
- Paul Gregory House v. Ricky Bell, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
- United States v. Daniel DelaneyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
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