Legal Opinion
Cherrix v. Braxton
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided February 28, 2000No. Civ.A. 00CV1377PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POST CONVICTION PROCEEDING
LEE, District Judge.
SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM OPINION TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Background 760
II. The Court’s Narrow Application of § 848(q) .762
III. Actual Innocence Under Herrera.765
A. Viability of Free-Standing Innocence Claim.766
B. Clemency Alternative.767
IV. Miscarriage of Justice under Schlup.769
V. Authority of the Court to Order Petitioners to Retain and to Provide Access to Evidence.770
A. Narrowness of January 9, 2001 Order.770
B. Source of the Court’s Authority in 2254 Cases .774
1. The Court’s Authority Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.775
2. The Court’s…
2Cases cited49 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Schlup v. DeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by15 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Madigan v. SnyderIllinois Supreme Court · 2004
- Hazel v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2004
- Cherrix v. BraxtonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2001
- Cherrix v. TrueDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2001
- Commonwealth v. WaddlerPortsmouth County Circuit Court · 2004
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