Legal Opinion
Roger K. Coleman v. Charles Thompson, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 27, 1990No. 89-4002PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge:
Roger Keith Coleman, a Virginia prisoner sentenced to death, appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The district court concluded that Coleman’s claims were procedurally defaulted. We affirm.
Coleman was convicted on March 18, 1982, in the Circuit Court of Buchanan County, Virginia, of rape and capital murder. The opinion affirming his conviction recounts the facts about the crime and the evidence introduced for the imposition of a death sentence. See Coleman v. Commonwealth, 226 Va. 31, 307 S.E.2d 864 (1983), cert. denied,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Michigan v. LongSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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- Wilburn A. Henderson v. Willis Sargent, Warden, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
- Washington v. MurrayCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
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