Legal Opinion
Orbe v. True
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 11, 2003No. 03-4UnpublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
Dennis Mitchell Orbe was convicted by a Virginia jury of capital murder, robbery, and two related firearm offenses. He was sentenced to death for the murder, plus sixty years imprisonment for his other convictions. After unsuccessfully challenging his convictions in state court on direct review and in state habeas proceedings, Orbe filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in federal district court. See 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 (West 1994 & Supp.2003). We previously granted a certificate of appealability as to five claims. We now affirm.
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