Legal Opinion
Michael William Lenz v. Gerald K. Washington, Acting Warden, Sussex I State Prison
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 11, 2006No. 05-16PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge WILKINS and Judge LUTTIG joined.
OPINION
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge.
Michael Lenz was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death for fatally stabbing a fellow inmate at a Virginia state correctional facility. His guilt is not in dispute. He now appeals the district court’s denial of his federal habeas petition, seeking review of four alleged constitutional violations arising out of his state trial: denial of effective representation based on the location and conditions of his incarceration, ineffective…
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