Legal Opinion
William Morva v. David Zook
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 5, 2016No. 15-1PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge DIAZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge WYNN and Senior Judge DAVIS joined.
DIAZ, Circuit Judge:
William Charles Morva appeals the district court’s dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, and challenges several aspects of his capital convictions and death sentence. First, Morva argues that the Virginia circuit court’s refusal to appoint a prison-risk-assessment expert compels relief under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA), 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d). But because Morva has identified no clearly established federal law…
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- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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