Legal Opinion
Merrill E. Fields v. Attorney General of the State of Maryland Kenneth E. Taylor, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 23, 1992No. 90-6695PublishedCited by 225 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ELLIS, District Judge:
Merrill Fields appeals from the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. His petition alleges constitutional deprivations arising out of events surrounding plea bargaining conducted in connection with state daytime housebreaking charges against him. Specifically, Fields alleges that (i) he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to counsel at a critical stage of the criminal proceedings and his Fourteenth Amendment rights to Due Process and Equal Protection when his appointed counsel failed to appear on his behalf at his two…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
38 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by225 opinions
- Nazzaro Scarpa v. Larry E. Dubois, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
- Russel William Burket v. Ronald Angelone, Director, Virginia Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2000
- United States v. McGillCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Walter Mickens, Jr. v. John B. Taylor, Warden, Sussex I State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2001
- United States v. RhynesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
220 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.