Legal Opinion

Maharaj v. Secretary for the Department of Corrections

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided December 15, 2005No. 04-14669PublishedCited by 179 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MARCUS, Circuit Judge:

Krishna Maharaj appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 claiming that the state prosecutor’s office improperly withheld Brady material, that he received ineffective assistance of counsel, and that he was denied his rights under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. The Florida Supreme Court denied Maharaj’s application for post-conviction relief in all respects.

After thorough review, we affirm. The Florida Supreme Court’s disposition of Maharaj’s claims was neither contrary to nor an…

2Cases cited45 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976

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3Cited by179 opinions

  1. Ward v. HallCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2010
  2. Robert Consalvo v. Secretary, Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2011
  3. Smith v. Secretary, Dept. of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2009
  4. Allen v. Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2010
  5. Cathy Jackson-Platts v. General Electric Capital CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2013

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