Legal Opinion
Lawrence v. Branker
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 22, 2008No. 07-2, 07-4PublishedCited by 155 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILLIAMS, Chief Judge:
A North Carolina jury convicted Petitioner Jimmie Wayne Lawrence of first-degree murder, burglary, kidnapping, conspiracy to commit kidnapping, and conspiracy to commit murder. The jury sentenced Lawrence to death for the first-degree murder conviction. Thereafter, Lawrence unsuccessfully worked his way through the direct appeal and post-conviction review process in North Carolina. He then filed a petition under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 (West 2006) seeking habeas relief in federal court. The district court granted the petition in part, issued Lawrence a writ of habeas…
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