Anthony Crowell v. Robert F. Zahradnick, Superintendent of the Virginia State Penitentiary

WIDENER, Circuit Judge:

Anthony Crowell appeals from the denial of his petition for habeas corpus, wherein he raised two claims: that he was arrested without probable cause to believe that he had committed an offense, and that there was insufficient evidence to support the conviction. The district court found, with respect to the claim of lack of probable cause, that Crowell had not yet exhausted his state remedies. However, the court proceeded to find there existed ample evidence to show that neither claim possessed merit.

On appeal to this court, Crowell does not take exception to the holding…