Joseph John Savino v. Edward W. Murray, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge MURNAGHAN wrote the opinion, in which Judge LUTTIG and Judge WILLIAMS joined.

OPINION

MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:

Virginia death row inmate Joseph John Savino, Jr., has appealed a federal district court’s decision dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus and denying his motion to alter or amend the judgment. Savino contends that the district court improperly found no merit in his constitutional claims concerning ineffective assistance of counsel, improper acceptance of his guilty plea, and impermissible use of expert testimony to be without merit.…