Legal Opinion
Billie Austin Bryant v. State of Maryland
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 8, 1988No. 86-7695PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:
Billie Austin Bryant has sought relief by way of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The district court dismissed the petition as frivolous under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d).
Bryant’s petition states four grounds for relief. One alleges an infirmity in his state court conviction for bank robbery. Another alleges an improper denial of a parole hearing. Two others allege infirmities in Bryant’s state postconviction proceedings. As to the last two, the State of Maryland advances, in support of the district judge’s decision, a rule that claims of error occurring in a state…
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