Legal Opinion
Bennie Scott Loveland v. Sherman Hatcher
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 3, 2000No. 99-17348PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:
In June of 1992, in Nevada state court, Bennie Scott Loveland, the petitioner, was found guilty of sexual assault. Although he was represented by retained counsel in that trial and for more than a year after his conviction, his counsel never filed either a direct appeal or a post-conviction relief petition. After Loveland’s counsel withdrew as counsel of record, Loveland filed his own pro per state habeas petition. The Nevada courts dismissed his petition on the dual grounds that it was untimely and lacked merit. Loveland then filed a habeas petition in…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Harris v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Roe v. Flores-OrtegaSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
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3Cited by50 opinions
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