Legal Opinion
Huffington v. Nuth
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 31, 1998No. 96-7930PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge MOTZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge MURNAGHAN and Judge NIEMEYER joined.
OPINION
DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:
A jury found John Norman Huffington guilty of murdering two people on Memorial Day weekend in 1981. After pursuing direct appeals and seeking post-conviction relief from the state courts, Huffington petitioned for federal habeas relief. The district court denied his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, and we affirm.
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On November 13, 1981, a jury convicted Huffington on two counts of felony murder and related offenses. All of the charges…
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