Supreme Court· 6/30/1994

McFarland v. Scott

Citations

512 U.S. 849
114 S. Ct. 2568
129 L. Ed. 2d 666
1994 U.S. LEXIS 5085
8 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 405
62 U.S.L.W. 4713
94 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5054
94 Daily Journal DAR 9257

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holding that a post-conviction proceeding is pending when a request for appointment of counsel has been made
holding that a federal district court has jurisdiction to stay an execution prior to the filing of a formal habeas corpus petition
holding that a federal district court has jurisdiction to stay an execution prior to the filing of a formal habeas corpus petition
holding that “the right to appointed counsel adheres prior to the filing of a formal, legally sufficient habeas corpus petition”
concluding that a capital defendant may invoke the right to a counseled federal habeas corpus proceeding by filing a motion requesting the appointment of habeas counsel
concluding that a “ ‘post-conviction proceeding’ within the meaning of [21 U.S.C.] § 848(q)(4)(B) is commenced by the filing of a death row defendant’s motion requesting appointment of counsel for his federal habeas corpus proceeding”

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Judges: Blackmun, Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, O'Connor, Thomas, Rehnquist, Scalia

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