Legal Opinion
Varnall Weeks v. Charlie E. Jones, Warden, Holman State Prison, James H. Evans, Attorney General for the State of Alabama
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 11, 1994No. 92-7110PublishedCited by 127 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIRCH, Circuit Judge:
In this habeas corpus appeal, the petitioner raises issues of ineffective assistance of counsel, exculpatory evidence, and the failure to accord expert assistance. The district court determined that all of these claims were without merit or proeedurally barred. We AFFIRM.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On October 1, 1981, petitioner Varnall Weeks abducted Mark Anthony Batts, a Tuskegee Institute veterinary student, robbed him of his car, tied his feet and hands together, placed a pillowcase over his head, and shot and killed Batts with a pistol fired at close range.…
2Cases cited49 opinions
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- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by127 opinions
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