Legal Opinion
In Re: Terrence Wright v.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 21, 2016No. 15-281PublishedCited by 135 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Motion denied by published opinion. Judge THACKER wrote the opinion, in which Judge KEENAN and Judge FLOYD joined.
THACKER, Circuit Judge:
North Carolina state prisoner Terrence Leroy Wright moves this court for authorization to file a second or successive application for habeas corpus relief. See 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3). His proposed application is styled as a “28 U.S.C. § 2241” petition and challenges the execution of his sentence, rather than the validity of his underlying conviction and sentence.
In his opening brief, Wright asks us to deny his motion as unnecessary. He claims that his…
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