Legal Opinion

Ralph Stephens Baze, Jr. v. Philip Parker, Warden, Kentucky State Penitentiary

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided June 9, 2004No. 03-5112PublishedCited by 167 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

OPINION

BOGGS, Chief Judge.

Petitioner Ralph Baze, Jr. was convicted of the 1992 murders of Sheriff Steven Bennett and Deputy Sheriff Arthur Briscoe, whom he shot in the back when they attempted to arrest him pursuant to an outstanding Ohio multiple-felony arrest warrant. The jury sentenced Baze to death. The Kentucky Supreme Court affirmed his conviction and sentence on direct appeal, and it denied relief in state post-conviction proceedings. Baze petitioned for federal habeas relief, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254,. which the United States District Court for the Eastern District of…

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2Cases cited60 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  5. Brecht v. AbrahamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993

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3Cited by167 opinions

  1. Baze v. ReesSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
  2. Kevin Keith v. Betty Mitchell, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
  3. Slagle v. BagleyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
  4. James Earl Slaughter, Petitioner-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Phil Parker, Warden, Respondent-Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
  5. Elwood Jones v. Margaret BagleyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2012

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