Legal Opinion
Timothy W. Spencer v. Edward W. Murray, Director
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 16, 1993No. 92-4006PublishedCited 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 Debbie Dudley Davis. We affirm.
I
The gruesome details of the murder of Debbie Davis can be found in the Supreme Court of Virginia’s opinion on direct review, Spencer v. Commonwealth, 238 Va. 295, 384 S.E.2d 785 (1989); cert. denied, 493 U.S. 1093, 110 S.Ct. 1171, 107 L.Ed.2d 1073 (1990). For our purposes, a brief recitation will suffice. Miss Davis was murdered sometime between 9:00 p.m. on September 18, 1987. and 9:30 a.m. on September 19, 1987. The victim’s…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by71 opinions
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- Howard v. MooreCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
- Richard Milone v. Althea Camp, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Timothy W. Spencer v. Edward W. Murray, Director Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994
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