Legal Opinion

Ivrin Bolden, Jr. v. Warden, West Tennessee High Security Facility

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 15, 2000No. 98-30789PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

Ivrin Bolden, Jr., currently a prisoner at West Tennessee High Security Facility, appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition which relates to a Louisiana state conviction. For the reasons assigned, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

Bolden was tried in Louisiana state court in 1988 for the murder of Brenda Spicer. He testified at trial and denied killing or having had physical contact with her. The jury acquitted. Bolden later confessed to killing Spicer and was charged with perjury for his testimony at the murder trial.

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Lindh v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  3. Nix v. WhitesideSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Richard Gerry Drinkard v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
  5. Samuel Bice Johnson v. Steve Puckett, Commissioner James v. Anderson, Superintendent, Mississippi State Penitentiary State of MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999

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3Cited by18 opinions

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  5. State v. HutchinsSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2000

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