Legal Opinion

Timothy Lanier Allen v. R.C. Lee, Warden, Central Prison, Raleigh, North Carolina

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided April 28, 2004No. 02-5PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion

OPINION ON REHEARING EN BANC

PER CURIAM,

announcing the judgment of the court:

Timothy Lanier Allen was' convicted of first-degree murder in a North Carolina court and sentenced to death. Following exhaustion of his rights of review in the North Carolina courts, Allen filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the district court. The district court denied all relief and certified the appealability of several issues. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c).

On appeal, Allen contends (1) that the short-form indictment used by the State was unconstitutional; (2) that the prosecution withheld, in violation of…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  5. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by50 opinions

  1. People v. LaValleNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
  2. Meyer v. BrankerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2007
  3. Lewis v. HornCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2009
  4. Cagle v. BrankerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2008
  5. Osa Inthavong v. Anthony Lamarque, Warden Bill Lockyer, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005

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