Williams v. Currie, No. 1:99CV00930 (M.D.N.C.) (103 F.Supp.2d 858) (July 5, 2000) (Judge Magistrate)
Loaded on Aug. 1, 2000
published in Punch and Jurists
August 14, 2000
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Bias/Discrimination.
Here the Court granted habeas relief to a state petitioner who argued that his equal protection rights had been violated when he received a significantly harsher total sentence than his similarly situated female co-defendant due to his gender.
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