Legal Opinion
Workman v. Bell
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 30, 1998No. 96-6652PublishedCited by 206 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SILER, Circuit Judge.
The petitioner, Philip R. Workman, under a death sentence, appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He has raised numerous issues. For the reasons stated herein, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.
I. Background
The facts surrounding Workman’s conviction are stated by the Tennessee Supreme Court in State v. Workman, 667 S.W.2d 44, 46-47 (Tenn.), cert. denied, Workman v. Tennessee, 469 U.S. 873, 105 S.Ct. 226, 83 L.Ed.2d 155 (1984)(“Worfc-man I ”).
Workman was convicted of the felony murder of Lt. Ronald Oliver of…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by206 opinions
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