Legal Opinion
Muhammad v. Kelly
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 7, 2009No. 08-0013PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GREGORY, Circuit Judge:
John Allen Muhammad petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus. He alleges nondisclosure of exculpatory information by the prosecution, ineffective assistance of his trial counsel, improper exclusion of expert testimony during his sentencing phase, and improper time and page restrictions on his habeas petition in the district court below. We are unable to find reversible error in the conclusions of the state and district courts, and we therefore affirm the district court’s decision to deny habeas relief.
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2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Strickler v. GreeneSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
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