Legal Opinion
Michael Earl Sexton v. James B. French, Warden, Central Prison, Raleigh, North Carolina
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 23, 1998No. 98-9PublishedCited by 166 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge HAMILTON wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge WILKINSON and Judge DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ joined.
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge:
Following a jury trial in the Superior Court for Wake County, North Carolina, Michael Earl Sexton was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Kimberly Crews. He now appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 1 We affirm.
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The facts of this case are set forth in detail in the opinion of the Supreme Court of North Carolina on direct appeal. See State v. Sexton, 336 N.C.…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by166 opinions
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- Everett Lee Mueller v. Ronald J. Angelone, Director, Virginia Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
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