Legal Opinion
Rashaad Jones v. Harold Clarke
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 22, 2015No. 14-6590PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEDD, Circuit Judge:
Harold W. Clarke, Director of the Virginia Department of Corrections, appeals the federal habeas corpus order vacating Rashaad Tiwania Jones’ state-court convictions and sentence. See Jones v. Clarke, 7 F.Supp.3d 626 (E.D.Va.2014). For the following reasons, we vacate that portion of the order granting habeas relief and remand for dismissal of the petition.1
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Jones waived his jury trial right, and a Virginia state judge convicted him on charges of grand larceny and breaking and entering. Both charges arose from the theft of a television from- the home of Jereme Joseph.…
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- Melendez-Diaz v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
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3Cited by102 opinions
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