Legal Opinion
Bowie v. Branker
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 3, 2008No. 06-25PublishedCited by 137 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge DUNCAN wrote the opinion, in which Judge MICHAEL and Judge KING concurred.
OPINION
DUNCAN, Circuit Judge:
Nathan Wayne Bowie petitions this court for review of the district court’s denial of his petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 for relief from the sentences of death he received in connection with two North Carolina first-degree murder convictions. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
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A
The unchallenged facts adduced at trial and found by the state court follow. On May 23, 1991, at around 11:00 p.m., the uncle, William Barfield Bowie (“William”), and aunt,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Richardson v. MarshSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by137 opinions
- Gray v. BrankerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2008
- Yarbrough v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2008
- Jackson v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. North Carolina · 2009
- Winston v. KellyDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 2008
- Richardson v. BrankerDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 2011
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