Legal Opinion
Chandler v. Lee
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 5, 2004No. 03-6UnpublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILLIAM W. WILKINS, Chief Judge.
Frank Ray Chandler appeals an order of the district court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, see 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 (West 1994 & Supp.2003), in which he challenged his conviction and death sentence for the murder of 90-year-old Doris Poore. 1 Finding no error, we affirm.
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Poore’s body was found on the morning of December 11, 1992. She was lying on her bed with a pool of blood underneath and around her head. Although a sheet had been pulled over Poore, her pajama top was open and she was naked from the waist down; her underwear and pajama…
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