Legal Opinion
Satcher v. Pruett
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 18, 1997No. Nos. 96-22, 96-23PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MICHAEL, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Michael Satcher was convicted in Arlington County, Virginia, in 1991 of the robbery, assault and battery, and attempted rape of Deborah Abel and of the robbery, rape, and capital murder of Ann Borghesani. Satcher was sentenced to death. After his convictions and sentence were affirmed on direct and habeas review in state court, Satcher filed this habeas case in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in 1995. Satcher challenged various state court rulings and produced new DNA evidence, which he maintains proves his…
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