Legal Opinion
Bell v. Lynbaugh
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided June 3, 1987No. B-87-401-CAPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HALL, District Judge.
Walter Bell, Jr., by way of Petition For Writ Of Habeas Corpus, contends that his incarceration for the murder of Ferd Chi-sum is unlawful, under the Fifth, Sixth, Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to The United States Constitution. Specifically, Bell challenges his detention based on: the admission of his second confession; the exclusion of a prospective juror in violation of Witherspoon; the inclusion of two (2) jurors who were strikable for cause; the denial of a change of venue; the denial of further voir dire regarding mid-trial publicity;…
2Cases cited92 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Stone v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Darden v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by7 opinions
- In Re the Personal Restraint of JeffriesWashington Supreme Court · 1988
- Walter Bell, Jr. v. James A. Lynaugh, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Foster v. WithrowDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2001
- Vanderbilt v. LynaughDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 1988
- Bell v. LynaughDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 1988
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