Legal Opinion
Ronald Bernard Bennett v. Ronald J. Angelone, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 20, 1996No. 95-4004PublishedCited by 158 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Senior Judge PHILLIPS wrote the opinion, in which Judge WIDENER and Judge MOTZ joined.
OPINION
PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge:
Ronald Bennett was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death by a Virginia jury. After exhausting his direct state appeals and unsuccessfully petitioning the Supreme Court of the United States for certio-rari, Bennett sought habeas corpus relief in state court. Both the state trial court and the Virginia Supreme Court rejected his claims. After the Supreme Court of the United States again denied certiorari, Bennett filed a federal…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by158 opinions
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- Baker v. CorcoranCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2000
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