Legal Opinion
Baldwin v. Maggio
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 16, 1983No. 82-3318PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
Timothy George Baldwin is sentenced to die for the murder of Mary James Peters. A panel of this Court stayed his execution to consider his claims of ineffective assistance of counsel at the guilt and sentencing phases of his trial.1 The performance of his attorneys in the guilt phase was not consti*1327tutionally deficient; the alleged deficiencies in their investigation into considerations in mitigation of sentence have not been shown to have caused actual, substantial prejudice to the petitioner’s defense. Baldwin’s request for habeas corpus is denied.
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2Cases cited41 opinions
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Sanders v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Wainwright v. TornaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- John Lewis Washington v. John C. Watkins, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Jimmy Lee Gray v. Eddie Lucas, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Stringer v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
- Neal v. PuckettCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
- United States v. John O. Green A/K/A John O. HornungCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- William L. Wiley v. Steve W. Puckett, Superintendent, Mississippi State Penitentiary, and Mike Moore, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Willie Albert Smith v. Lee Roy Black, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
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