Legal Opinion
Willie Williams, Jr. v. Margaret Bagley, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 13, 2004No. 02-3461PublishedCited by 348 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRogers, J., joined by Sutton, J.,
MERRITT, J. (pp. 977-81), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
ROGERS, Circuit Judge.
An Ohio jury convicted the petitioner, William J. Williams, Jr., of four counts of aggravated murder, and, on the jury’s recommendation, the trial court sentenced Williams to death. After unsuccessfully challenging his convictions and sentence on direct appeal and in state post-conviction proceedings, Williams filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, which set forth twenty-four claims for relief, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. The district court denied…
2Cases cited118 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by348 opinions
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- Lance Pough v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
- Maxwell D. White, Jr. v. Betty Mitchell, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005
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