Legal Opinion
Joseph Carl Shaw v. Joseph R. Martin, Warden, Central Correctional Institution, and Hon. Daniel R. McLeod Attorney General for South Carolina
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 26, 1984No. 83-6272PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIDENER, Circuit Judge.
Shaw appeals the district court’s judgment in favor of the South Carolina authorities on his petition brought for habeas corpus relief. We find no merit in Shaw’s contentions, and affirm the judgment of the district court.
Background
Shaw pleaded guilty as a principal 1 to armed robbery, kidnapping, criminal sexual conduct, two counts of conspiracy, and two counts of murder. The evidence at his sentencing hearing, conducted by the court without a jury as required by S.C.Code § 16-3-20(B), disclosed that after drinking beer and partaking of drugs, Shaw, James Terry Roach,…
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