Legal Opinion
Justin Lee May v. James A. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 26, 1992No. 91-6273PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Application for a Certificate of Probable Cause
Before KING, JOLLY and SMITH, Circuit Judges. KING, Circuit Judge:
In a line of cases dating back to 1983, this court has considered the circumstances under which state trial court findings of fact made solely in reliance on written affidavits are entitled to a presumption of correctness in federal habeas proceedings. 1 In this, Justin Lee May’s third federal ha-beas corpus petition, the district court concluded that factfindings made by a state trial court were entitled to deference pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) despite the lack of a live…
2Cases cited59 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by68 opinions
- John W. Byrd, Jr. v. Terry L. Collins, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- West v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- Amos v. ScottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Perillo v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- Willie D. Armstead v. Wayne Scott, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
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