Legal Opinion

Bui v. DiPaolo

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided March 15, 1999No. 98-1312PublishedCited by 99 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

This habeas case presents both procedural and substantive quandaries. Procedurally, we must determine the effect of a district court’s grant of a certificate of appealability on some, but not all, of the issues that a habeas petitioner seeks to pursue. Substantively, we must determine whether the petitioner has shown legal cause for us to set aside his state court convictions.

I. BACKGROUND

In November 1989, police discovered the stabbed bodies of a mother and daughter, Ngoc Le and Dixie Poulin. Evidence at the crime scene (the victims’ apartment) suggested that Dixie also…

2Cases cited67 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989

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3Cited by99 opinions

  1. State v. MurphyOhio Supreme Court · 2001
  2. United States v. BarrettCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
  3. Ouber v. GuarinoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002
  4. Sanna v. DiPauloCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
  5. Rashad v. WalshCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002

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