Legal Opinion
Richard L. Whitley v. Toni v. Bair, Warden, Mecklenburg Correctional Center
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 6, 1986No. 85-4005PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIDENER, Circuit Judge:
Richard Lee Whitley, under sentence of death for the murder of Phoebe Parsons on July 25,1980, appeals from the dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. We find no merit in Whitley’s contentions, and we affirm.
In its opinion denying Whitley’s direct appeal, the Virginia Supreme Court fully summarized the facts, as they were proved at trial, concerning the brutal murder with which Whitley was charged and convicted. See Whitley v. Commonwealth, 223 Va. 66, 70-71, 286 S.E.2d 162, 164-65…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Darden v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by56 opinions
- Ronald Bernard Bennett v. Ronald J. Angelone, Director, Virginia Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
- Albert J. Clozza v. Edward W. Murray, Director, Virginia Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
- Timothy Dale Bunch v. Charles Thompson, Warden, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
- Huffington v. NuthCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998
- Willie Lloyd Turner v. David A. Williams, Warden, Powhatan Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994
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