Legal Opinion
Frank R. Nickerson v. T.A. Lee Attorney General of North Carolina
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 12, 1992No. 91-7574PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LUTTIG, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Frank R. Nickerson, a state prisoner,, appeals from a decision of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina denying his petition-for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.
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On March 30, 1985, Frank Nickerson shot and killed Willie E. Mitchell after finding Mitchell in bed with Nickerson’s ex-wife. On October 25, 1985, Nickerson was convicted of first-degree murder in the Person County, North Carolina, Superior Court, and sentenced to life imprisonment. On the same day, Nickerson filed a motion for appropriate relief, alleging…
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