Introducing ATLASLearn more
Legal Opinion

Dickerson v. Cain

District Court, S.D. Mississippi

Decided February 26, 2024No. 3:21-cv-00465Unknown

1Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI NORTHERN DIVISION DAVID DICKERSON PETITIONER v. CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:21-CV-465-TBM BURL CAIN, et al. RESPONDENTS MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER David Dickerson was previously found guilty of capital murder. His conduct included stalking, stabbing, and shooting Paula Hamilton (his ex-girlfriend); plus pouring gasoline on her and setting her home on fire. After all of this, Paula’s home exploded, and Dickerson left her there to die. Somehow, though, Paula was still alive when she was pulled from the fiery home by two…

2Cases cited60 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. Pace v. DiGuglielmoSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  5. Rhines v. WeberSupreme Court of the United States · 2005

55 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

View API DocsGet API Key

Powered by the Exa API