Legal Opinion
Alton Waye v. Sherman L. Townley, Warden, Alton Waye v. Sherman L. Townley, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 11, 1989No. 88-4004, 88-4005PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKINS, Circuit Judge:
Alton Waye appeals the district court affirmance of the dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. A. § 2254 (West 1977). We affirm.
I
In 1978 Waye was convicted of capital murder in Virginia. At trial, the evidence showed that Waye drove to the residence of a 61-year-old widow and requested permission to use her telephone. After gaining entry into her home, Waye forced the victim upstairs where he raped and beat her. He then retrieved a knife from the kitchen downstairs and returned upstairs where he stabbed her 42 times, killing her. After…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Harris v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Smith v. DixonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994
- Ronald Lee Hoke, Sr. v. J.D. Netherland, Warden, Ronald Lee Hoke, Sr. v. J.D. Netherland, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
- James Harmon, Iii, 080164 v. Tom L. Barton, Robert ButterworthCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- John Dennis Daniels v. R.C. Lee, Warden, Central Prison, Raleigh, North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2003
- Alton Waye v. Edward Murray, Director, Virginia Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
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