Legal Opinion
Richard H. Austin v. Ricky Bell, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 2, 1997No. 96-5754PublishedCited by 151 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judge.
Respondent Warden Ricky Bell (‘Warden Bell”) appeals from summary judgment for Petitioner Richard H. Austin (“Austin”) on his application for a writ of habeas corpus. Austin was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death by a jury in a Tennessee state court for contracting the murder of an undercover police agent. Warden Bell raises three issues: (1) whether the reasonable doubt instruction unconstitutionally lowered the state’s burden of proof; (2) whether Austin was denied effective assistance of counsel in both the liability and penalty…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Lindh v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
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3Cited by151 opinions
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