Legal Opinion
Charles Williams v. Bryan Stirling
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 28, 2019No. 18-2PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AGEE, Circuit Judge:
After shooting and killing his former girlfriend, Charles Christopher Williams was convicted by a South Carolina jury of kidnapping, murder, and possession of a firearm during a violent crime. He was sentenced to death for the murder. After exhausting state remedies, Williams petitioned the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 . The district court denied or stayed all of Williams' claims, except Ground Six, which asserted a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel resulting from trial…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Padilla v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 2010
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