Legal Opinion
Albert J. Clozza v. Edward W. Murray, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 13, 1990No. 89-4009PublishedCited by 114 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIDENER, Circuit Judge:
Albert J. Clozza attacks a Virginia state court judgment sentencing him to death. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia denied his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.
Clozza’s death sentence was based upon the aggravating circumstance of vileness as well as on the aggravating circumstance of future dangerousness. One of the issues he raises concerns the proportionality review of the Virginia Supreme Court, so the circumstances surrounding the crime are quite pertinent. On Thursday, January 13, 1983, about 6:30 p.m. Patty…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Darden v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Zant v. StephensSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Godfrey v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by114 opinions
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- Zettlemoyer v. FulcomerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- In re the Personal Restraint of BennWashington Supreme Court · 1998
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