Legal Opinion
Michael D. Clagett v. Ronald Angelone, Director of the Virginia Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 5, 2000No. 99-20PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dismissed by published opinion. Judge LUTTIG wrote the opinion, in which Judge WIDENER and Judge MICHAEL joined.
OPINION
LUTTIG, Circuit Judge:
A Virginia jury convicted Michael D. Clagett of five counts of capital murder and various other offenses, and returned a verdict of death on each murder count. After appealing his convictions in state court on direct review and in state habeas proceedings, Clagett filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in federal court. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court dismissed Clagett’s petition, and he. now appeals that dismissal. Because he has failed to…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Arizona v. FulminanteSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Oregon v. ElstadSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Richard Longworth v. Jon E. Ozmint, Commissioner, South Carolina Department of Corrections Henry McMaster Attorney General, State of South CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2004
- Christopher C. Goins v. Ronald Angelone, Director, Virginia Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2000
- Makdessi v. WatsonDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2010
- Hansford v. AngeloneDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2002
- Winston v. KellyDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 2008
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