Legal Opinion
Thomas Porter v. David Zook
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 20, 2015No. 14-5PublishedCited by 143 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dismissed and remanded by published opinion. Judge HARRIS wrote the opinion, in which Judge SHEDD and Judge THACKER joined.
PAMELA HARRIS, Circuit Judge:
Thomas Alexander Porter appeals from a district court order dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Among the multiple claims Porter presented to the district court was one alleging that a juror in his case was “actually biased,” in violation of his right to trial by an impartial jury. See Smith v. Phillips, 455 U.S. 209, 215, 102 S.Ct. 940, 71 L.Ed.2d 78 (1982). Because the district court did not resolve…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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