Legal Opinion
Dawud Majid Mu'min v. Samuel v. Pruett, Warden, Mecklenburg Correctional Center
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 13, 1997No. 96-24PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Wilkins wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge Wilkinson and Judge Motz joined.
WILKINS, Circuit Judge:
OPINION
Dawud Majid Mu’Min appeals an order of the district court dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, 1 which challenged his Virginia conviction for capital murder and resulting death sentence. See 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 (West 1994). 2 We conclude that the district court correctly held that the refusal of the Supreme Court of Virginia, under the rule set forth in Slayton v. Parrigan, 215 Va. 27, 205 S.E.2d 680, 682 (1974), to consider the…
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3Cited by75 opinions
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- Dwayne Allen Wright v. Ronald J. Angelone, Director of the Virginia Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998
- David Lee Fisher v. Ronald J. Angelone, Director, Virginia Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998
- Ronald Lee Fitzgerald v. Fred W. Greene, Warden, Mecklenburg Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998
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