Legal Opinion
David M. Pruett v. Charles Thompson
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 25, 1993No. 92-4002PublishedCited by 157 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WIDENER, Circuit Judge:
David Mark Pruett attacks a Virginia state court judgment sentencing him to death. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia denied his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.
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On February 12, 1985, Pruett went to the home of his friends Richard and Wilma Harvey. 1 Richard Hai-vey was out of town, and Pruett stopped in, ostensibly to check on Mrs. Haivey. Pruett chatted with Mrs. Harvey for several minutes. When the paperboy came to the door to collect, Mrs. Haivey paid him from a grey cashbox. Upon seeing Mrs. Haivey take…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by157 opinions
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- Kenneth L. Wilson v. Fred W. Greene, Warden, Mecklenburg Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998
- Jerome Campbell v. Ralph Coyle, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
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