Legal Opinion
James Edward Reid v. Page True, Warden, Sussex I State Prison, James Edward Reid v. Page True, Warden, Sussex I State Prison
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 8, 2003No. 02-27, 03-2PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Chief Judge WILKINS wrote the opinion, in which Judge GREGORY and Judge SHEDD joined.
OPINION
WILKINS, Chief Judge:
James Edward Reid appeals a district court order 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 80-year-old Annie Lester. 1 For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the rejection of Reid’s claims by the district court.
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Lester’s body was discovered on October 12, 1996. She had been brutally murdered; an autopsy revealed that…
2Cases cited51 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by78 opinions
- State v. KettererOhio Supreme Court · 2006
- George Cale Buckner v. Marvin Polk, Warden, Central Prison, Raleigh, North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2006
- Jones v. Sussex I State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2010
- Theodore W. Oswald v. Daniel BertrandCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
- Grueninger v. Director, Virginia Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2016
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