Legal Opinion
McFarland v. Scott
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 30, 1994No. 93-6497PublishedCited by 1,332 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blackmun
In establishing a federal death penalty for certain drug offenses under the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21 U. S. C. § 848(e), Congress created a statutory right to qualified legal representation for capital defendants in federal habeas corpus proceedings. § 848(q)(4)(B). This case presents the question whether a capital defendant must file a formal habeas corpus petition in order to invoke this statutory right and to establish a federal court’s jurisdiction to enter a stay of execution.
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Petitioner Frank Basil McFarland was convicted of capital murder on November 13, 1989, in the State of…
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