Legal Opinion
Percy Levar Walton v. Gene M. Johnson, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 9, 2006No. 04-19PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Shedd wrote the opinion, in which Judge WIDENER, Judge WILKINSON, Judge NIEMEYER, Judge LUTTIG, Judge WILLIAMS, and Judge DUNCAN joined. Judge WILKINSON wrote a separate concurring opinion. Judge WILLIAMS wrote a separate concurring opinion. Chief Judge WILKINS wrote a dissenting opinion, in which Judge MICHAEL, Judge MOTZ, Judge TRAXLER, Judge KING, and Judge GREGORY joined.
OPINION
SHEDD, Circuit Judge:
In 1996, Percy Levar Walton murdered three people in Danville, Virginia. Walton pled guilty to the crimes and was sentenced to death in Virginia, state…
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