Legal Opinion
Ernest P. McCarver v. R. C. Lee, Warden, Central Prison, Raleigh, North Carolina
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 28, 2000No. 99-18PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dismissed by published opinion. Judge LUTTIG wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILLIAMS joined. Judge DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ wrote an opinion concurring in the judgment.
OPINION
LUTTIG, Circuit Judge:
A North Carolina jury convicted Ernest Paul McCarver of first-degree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon, and McCarver was sentenced to death and forty years imprisonment, respectively, for those convictions. After appealing his convictions in state court on direct review and in state habeas proceedings, McCarver filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in federal district court. See 28 U.S.C.…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by77 opinions
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- Michael Lee Fullwood v. R.C. Lee, Warden of Central Prison, Raleigh, North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2002
- Walker v. KellyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2009
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