Legal Opinion
Christopher Scott Emmett v. Loretta K. Kelly, Warden, Sussex I State Prison
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 23, 2007No. 06-14PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge TRAXLER wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge SHEDD joined. Judge GREGORY wrote an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
TRAXLER, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Christopher Scott Emmett was convicted by a Virginia jury of the capital murder and robbery of his coworker, John Langley, and sentenced to death. The Supreme Court of Virginia affirmed, see Emmett v. Commonwealth, 264 Va. 364, 569 S.E.2d 39 (2002), and the United States Supreme Court denied certiorari, see Emmett v. Virginia, 538 U.S. 929, 123 S.Ct. 1586, 155 L.Ed.2d 324 (2003). After…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Rompilla v. BeardSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Smith v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1978
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Lewis v. WheelerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2010
- Ex Parte GreenSupreme Court of Alabama · 2008
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