Legal Opinion
Sweezy v. Garrison
District Court, W.D. North Carolina
Decided February 28, 1982No. Civ. A-C-81-109PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
WOODROW WILSON JONES, Chief Judge.
Petitioner, a state prisoner, seeks federal habeas corpus relief, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 2254, claiming that he is being unlawfully held in state custody for the following reasons:
A. that he was incompetent to assist in his defense at trial, and
B. that he was denied effective assistance of counsel.
STATEMENT OF CASE
The Attorney General of North Carolina answered, moved to dismiss, and furnished this court with numerous documents relating to the proceedings in state court, including a copy of the trial transcript.
The petitioner, pro…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- O'Shea v. LittletonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Curry v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Martin v. DuggerDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1988
- Ivery Sweezy v. Sam P. Garrison, Warden and State of North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
- Cowans v. BagleyDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 2008