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Nakell v. Attorney General of North Carolina

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided January 27, 1994No. 92-6226PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ERVIN, Chief Judge:

Barry Nakell was convicted of criminal contempt in the Superior Court of Robeson County, North Carolina before Judge I. Beverly Lake, Jr. on November 16,1989. Nakell has both paid the $500 fine and served the 10 day jail sentence imposed by Judge Lake. After exhausting all available state court remedies, Nakell filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Nakell appeals from the district court’s denial of the petition.

The issues on appeal are (1) whether Na-kell’s unconditional release…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. United States Parole Commission v. GeraghtySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Murphy v. HuntSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Miller v. FentonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  5. In re GroganDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1997

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