Legal Opinion
Dennis Edward Williams v. Frank Griswald, Warden, and Attorney General of the State of Alabama
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 11, 1984No. 83-7153PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALBERT J. HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:
Dennis Edward Williams was convicted in the Circuit Court of Colbert County, Alabama, for the offense of murder and sentenced to thirty years imprisonment. After exhausting his state remedies, he filed this petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 2254 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. After the denial of the writ by the district court, he lodged this appeal alleging that 1) five jurors read prejudicial statements in a newspaper during the trial, 2) one of the state’s witnesses…
2Cases cited51 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by62 opinions
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