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· 7/15/1983

Jimmy Lee Gray v. Eddie Lucas and the State of Mississippi

Citations

  • 710 F.2d 1048
  • 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 25773

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  • discussing evidence presented by the defendant and changes in Nevada’s and North Carolina’s methods of execution
  • discussing evidence presented by the defendant and changes in Nevada's and North Carolina's methods of execution
  • rejecting claim that execution by cyanide gas-which could last seven minutes and be extremely painful-violated Eighth Amendment
  • wherein the court held that since the Sixth Amendment does not guarantee right to counsel for pursuance of a writ of error coram nobis and federal habeas corpus by one sentenced to death, the petitioner was not denied his right to effective assistance of counsel

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Judges: Politz, Tate, Higgin-Botham

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