Legal Opinion
United States v. Basham
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 30, 2009No. 05-5PublishedCited by 160 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Chief Judge WILLIAMS wrote the opinion, in which Judge TRAXLER and Judge KING joined.
OPINION
WILLIAMS, Chief Judge:
A jury sitting in the District of South Carolina sentenced Brandon Leon Basham to death for the carjacking and kidnapping resulting in the death of Alice Donovan in 2002. In this appeal, Basham raises six claims of error relating to both the guilt and penalty phases of his capital trial: (1) the district court abused its discretion in failing to grant Basham’s motion for a new trial or a new sentencing proceeding after learning that the jury…
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