Juniper v. Zook (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-199-17, 34 pp.) (James Wynn Jr., J.) 13-7; Nov. 16, 2017; USDC at Richmond, Va. (John Gibney Jr., J.) 4th Cir. Holding: Where the state withheld evidence that called into question not only the ...
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Read More »Woodfolk v. Maynard (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-117-17, 42 pp.) (Gregory, J.) No. 15-6364, May 23, 2017; USDC at Baltimore, Md. (Motz, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: A defendant who has for 30 years contended that his guilty plea to attempted murder ...
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Read More »Hope v. Cartledge (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-116-17, 23 pp.) (Shedd, J.) No. 15-7356, May 22, 2017; USDC at Greenville, S.C. (Harwell, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: Although petitioner was entitled to an alibi instruction under South Carolina law, and his trial ...
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Read More »U.S. v. Swaby (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-091-17, 19 pp.) (Gregory, J.) No. 15-7616, April 24, 2017; USDC at Baltimore, Md. (Bennett, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: A defendant, who pleaded guilty to trafficking in counterfeit goods based on his trial lawyer’s ...
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Read More »Moses v. Joyner (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-050-16, 15 pp.) (Wilkinson, J.)) No. 15-2, March 8, 2016; USDC at Greensboro, N.C. (Schroeder, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: A defendant convicted of the drug-related first-degree murder of two men in 1997 cannot overturn ...
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Read More »Grueninger v. Director, Virginia Dep’t of Corrections (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-029-16, 34 pp.) (Harris, J.) No. 14-7072, Feb. 9, 2016; USDC at Richmond, Va. (Gibney, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: A man convicted of sexually abusing his 14-year-old daughter wins habeas ...
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Read More »Fontanez v. O’Brien (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-184-15, 8 pp.) (Harris, J.) No. 14-7607, Dec. 2, 2015; USDC at Wheeling, W.Va. (Stamp, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: A federal inmate may file a habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 seeking release ...
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Read More »U.S. v. McRae (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-01-0712, 28 pp.) (Gregory, J.) No. 13-6878, July 13, 2015; USDC at Charlotte, N.C. (Conrad, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: Under recent Supreme Court jurisprudence, the 4th Circuit holds it can review the district court’s ...
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Read More »Jones v. Clarke, Director (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-01-0388, 35 pp.) (Shedd, J.) No. 14-6590, April 22, 2015; USDC at Norfolk, Va. (Jackson, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: A trial lawyer’s failure to object to admission of evidence of defendant’s fingerprint around ...
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Read More »Gordon v. Braxton, Warden (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-01-0207, 16 pp.) (Diaz, J.) No. 13-7040, March 3, 2015; USDC at Alexandria, Va. (O’Grady, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: A defendant who pleaded guilty to carnal knowledge and soliciting production of child pornography, ...
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