Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Davis
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 28, 1999No. 98-6824PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed by published opinion. Judge KING wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER joined.
OPINION
KING, Circuit Judge:
William Davis, the warden of Lee Correctional Institute in Bishopville, South Carolina, and Charles Condon, the Attorney General of South Carolina, appeal the final judgment of the district court granting, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, a writ of habeas corpus to prisoner Leon E. Thomas. Davis and Condon also appeal the district court’s subsequent denial of their motion to alter or amend the judgment.
The district court’s grant of relief, if sustained, requires that Thomas be…
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