Smith v. Angelone

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND FINAL ORDER

REBECCA BEACH SMITH, District Judge.

This matter was initiated by petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1998). The matter was referred to United States Magistrate Judge William T. Prince, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and (C), Rule 72(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and Rule 72 of the Rules of United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, for report and recommendation. The Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge, filed on July 16, 1999, recommended denial of the petition. By copy of the…