Legal Opinion
Jessie Wayne Satterfield v. Robert F. Zahradnick, Superintendent of the Virginia State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 22, 1978No. 76-2447PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*445WIDENER, Circuit Judge:
Jessie Wayne Satterfield was convicted in a nonjury trial of first degree murder, and sentenced to a life term. After unsuccessfully appealing to the Virginia Supreme Court and failing to obtain State post-conviction relief, he sought a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The district court denied relief, and Satterfield appeals, claiming that his constitutional rights were violated at trial in the following instances: (1) the court’s refusal to appoint a private psychiatrist at State expense to aid in the…
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