Legal Opinion
Timothy W. Spencer v. Edward W. Murray, Director Commonwealth of Virginia
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 28, 1994No. 93-4002PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WIDENER, Circuit Judge:
Timothy Wilson Spencer attacks a Virginia state court judgment sentencing him to death for the murder of Dr. Susan Hellams. The district court denied Spencer’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.
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Dr. Susan Hellams was a resident in neurosurgery at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond. 1 She was murdered in her home on the night of October 2, 1987 or the early morning of October 3,1987. The police were notified by her husband after he returned home and discovered her partially-clothed body on the floor of the couple’s bedroom closet. Dr.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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3Cited by71 opinions
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- Ronald Lee Fitzgerald v. Fred W. Greene, Warden, Mecklenburg Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998
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