Legal Opinion
Giarratano v. Murray
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 3, 1988No. Nos. 87-7518, 87-7519PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
K.K. HALL, Circuit Judge:
This is a consolidated appeal and cross-appeal arising from a class action initiated by death row inmates in the State of Virginia pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The State appeals an order of the district court requiring the appointment of counsel for inmates challenging their death penalty through state habeas proceedings. The inmate class cross-appeals the district court’s refusal to order the appointment of counsel in federal post-conviction proceedings. By a majority vote, a panel of this Court reversed that portion of the judgment of the district court, 668…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Pennsylvania v. FinleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Beck v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Murray v. GiarratanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Mark A. Hopkinson v. Duane Shillinger, and the Attorney General of the State of WyomingCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
- Peterkin v. JeffesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Peterkin v. JeffesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Joe Louis Wise, Sr. v. David Williams Attorney General of the Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
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