Legal Opinion
James Estep v. David Ballard
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 7, 2012No. 11-6540UnpublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by unpublished opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge MOTZ joined. Judge GREGORY wrote a dissenting opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
James N. Estep petitions for a writ of habeas corpus in connection with his sentence of life without possibility of parole for first-degree felony murder. On direct appeal of his conviction, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia rejected his Sixth Amendment claim of ineffective assistance of counsel under Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80…
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