Legal Opinion
James Dyral Briley v. Gary L. Bass, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 28, 1984No. 84-4001PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
James Dyral Briley, under sentence of death for two capital murders, appeals from the dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus by the United States District Court. We find no merit in his contentions, and we affirm the decision of the District Court.
Petitioner was convicted in a bifurcated jury trial in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond, Virginia, in January 1980 of the capital murder of five year old Harvey Barton during the commission of an armed robbery, and the capital murder of Judy Barton, Harvey’s mother, during the commission of or…
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