Legal Opinion
Yarbrough v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 17, 2008No. 07-10PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Judge TRAXLER and Senior Judge HAMILTON joined.
OPINION
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:
A jury in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, convicted Robert Yarbrough of the 1997 capital murder and robbery of Cyril Hamby, and sentenced him to death. The Supreme Court of Virginia vacated his sentence because of an erroneous jury instruction. On remand, a second jury sentenced Yarbrough to death again, and the Supreme Court of Virginia affirmed.
After exhausting state procedures for post-conviction relief, Yarbrough filed the present petition…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Schriro v. LandriganSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Roe v. Flores-OrtegaSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
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3Cited by35 opinions
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