Legal Opinion
Hyman v. Aiken
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided March 31, 1985No. Civ. A. 84-1763-1JPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
HAWKINS, District Judge.
Petitioner William Gibbs Hyman was found guilty of murder and armed robbery by a jury. In a separate proceeding he was sentenced to death. Hyman now petitions this court for habeas corpus relief, 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The case was referred to United States Magistrate Robert S. Carr pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and the local rules of this court. Magistrate Carr recommends that this court enter its order denying the respondents’ motion for summary judgment and granting the writ of habeas corpus unless the State of South Carolina grants Hyman a new trial within a…
2Cases cited69 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by3 opinions
- William Gibbs Hyman v. James Aiken, Warden, Cci, and Travis Medlock, Attorney General, State of South CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
- William Gibbs Hyman v. James Aiken, Warden, Cci, and Travis Medlock, Attorney General, State of South CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
- William Gibbs Hyman v. James Aiken, Warden, Cci, and Travis Medlock, Attorney General, State of South CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987