Legal Opinion
Richard Townes, Jr. v. Edward W. Murray, Director
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 26, 1995No. 93-4008PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Senior Judge PHILLIPS wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER joined. Judge LUTTIG wrote an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment.
OPINION
PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge:
In this habeas proceeding, Richard Townes, Jr. makes several constitutional attacks on his conviction and death sentence for the murder of Virginia Goebel in 1985. His primary claims are that the trial court eired by not conducting an inquiry, pursuant to Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 95 S.Ct. 2525, 45 L.Ed.2d 562 (1975), to determine his competence to represent…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Smallwood v. GibsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
- Matthews v. EvattCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
- Kenneth L. Wilson v. Fred W. Greene, Warden, Mecklenburg Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998
- Matthews v. EvattCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
- Dawud Majid Mu'min v. Samuel v. Pruett, Warden, Mecklenburg Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
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