Legal Opinion
Mickens v. Greene
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided November 5, 1999No. Civ.A. 3:98cv102PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
PAYNE, District Judge.
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, Walter Mickens, a Virginia state prisoner, under sentence of death, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus challenging his conviction in the Circuit Court for the City of Newport News for capital murder. The Respondent has moved to dismiss the petition. After conducting an evidentiary hearing on one issue, the Court ordered further briefing. The action is ripe for disposition. Jurisdiction exists pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 1
I. SUMMARY OF THE RECORD
On June 3, 1993, a jury, sitting in the Circuit Court for the City…
2Cases cited96 opinions
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- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Schlup v. DeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Walter Mickens, Jr. v. John B. Taylor, Warden, Sussex I State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2001
- Walter Mickens, Jr. v. John B. Taylor, Warden, Sussex I State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2000
- Catala v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2006
- State ex rel. S.G.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2002
- Mickens v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
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