Legal Opinion
Willie Lloyd Turner v. John Jabe, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 27, 1995No. 95-4005PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge MICHAEL wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge K.K. HALL concurred. Judge LUTTIG wrote a separate opinion concurring in the judgment.
OPINION
MICHAEL, Circuit Judge:
Willie Lloyd Turner, who has been on death row in Virginia for fifteen years, is scheduled to be executed on May 25, 1995. Turner has filed a single-issue petition for a writ of habeas corpus (his fourth federal habeas petition overall) arguing that the Commonwealth of Virginia would violate the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment by executing him after the…
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