Legal Opinion
Keel v. French
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 7, 1998No. Nos. 97-34, 98-6PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
I
MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:
Joseph Timothy Keel (“Keel”) appeals from the dismissal of his petition for habeas corpus relief. He has presented several claims, some of which were deemed to be procedurally barred by the district court. Other claims, such as his ineffective assistance of counsel claims relating to trial counsel’s failure to raise a Batson challenge and failure to introduce certain evidence during the guilt/innocence phase of the trial, were dismissed without a hearing. Although we find that Keel’s arguments are not proeedurally barred, we affirm nevertheless.
II
Keel murdered his…
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