Legal Opinion
Jay D. Scott, Petitioner-Appellee v. Betty Mitchell, Warden, Respondent-Appellant/ Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 19, 2000No. 98-4272, 98-4321PublishedCited by 284 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BATCHELDER, Circuit Judge.
Respondent Betty Mitchell (“the Warden”) appeals the district court’s grant of a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 to Ohio death row inmate Jay D. Scott. The district court granted the writ on the basis of only one of the grounds raised in his petition, finding all of the other grounds either defaulted or merit-less. Scott cross-appeals the court’s rejection of his remaining arguments. After having the benefit of lengthy oral argument, and having given the careful consideration to the record and the parties’ arguments that the gravity of the…
2Cases cited79 opinions
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- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by284 opinions
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- Jeffrey D. Lundgren v. Betty Mitchell, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
- Alton Coleman v. Betty Mitchell, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- Paul W. Greer v. Betty Mitchell, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- D'Juan Bronaugh v. State of OhioCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
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