Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. William Weatherwax
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 31, 1994No. 93-7182PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
MANSMANN, Circuit Judge
William Weatherwax appeals from an order dismissing, without an evidentiary hearing, his petition for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In this petition Weatherwax alleged that both his trial and appellate counsel failed to provide him with effective representation. We center on the claim that trial counsel failed to request a voir dire to determine the impact on the jury when one of its members brought a newspaper article concerning Weatherwax's trial into the juryroom.
Because this allegation, if proven, would constitute…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Murphy v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. Richard P. Console, United States of America v. Morton Markoff, D.O., United States of America v. Edward C. CurcioCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Zettlemoyer v. FulcomerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- United States v. ReskoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by54 opinions
- United States v. Richard O. BertoliCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- Feldon Jackson, Jr. v. John ShanksCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. William WeatherwaxCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
- United States v. Anthony Disalvo, in No. 93-1442. United States of America v. Robert F. Simone, in No. 93-1463Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- Barry v. Bergen County Probation DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
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