Legal Opinion
Abdur' Rahman v. Bell
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided April 8, 1998No. 3:96-0380PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
CAMPBELL, District Judge.
I. Introduction
Petitioner, Abu-Ali Abdur’ Rahman 1 , has been sentenced to death by electrocution for first degree murder. He has filed a Petition for á writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging both his conviction and sentence. The Court held an evidentiary hearing in this matter beginning on February 6,1998. For the reasons set forth below, the Court issues the writ of habeas corpus as to Petitioner’s death sentence, but denies issuance of the writ as to Petitioner’s conviction.
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2Cases cited33 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Schlup v. DeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Frank E. Adams v. Flora J. Holland, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
- In Re Abu-Ali Abdur'rahman, Movant. Abu-Ali Abdur'rahman v. Ricky Bell, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
- Abu-Ali Abdur'rahman, Petitioner-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Ricky Bell, Warden, Respondent-Appellant/ Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- Abdur'Rahman v. BredesenTennessee Supreme Court · 2005
- Abu-Ali Abdur'Rahman v. Wayne CarpenterCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2015
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