Legal Opinion
Robin McKennel Lovitt v. William Page True, Warden, Sussex I State Prison
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 6, 2005No. 04-28PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILLIAMS and Judge TRAXLER joined.
OPINION
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
Robin Lovitt was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of his former co-worker during the commission of a robbery. His challenges to his conviction and sentence — under Strickland, Brady, and Youngblood — have been heard by many courts. The Supreme Court of Virginia rendered two thorough and conscientious opinions in his case — one on direct appeal and one on habeas. The state ha-beas court in Arlington also treated Lov-itt’s claims with…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by68 opinions
- Meyer v. BrankerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2007
- United States v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2006
- Michael William Lenz v. Gerald K. Washington, Acting Warden, Sussex I State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2006
- James Adolph Campbell v. Marvin Polk, Warden, Central Prison, Raleigh, North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2006
- Christopher Scott Emmett v. Loretta K. Kelly, Warden, Sussex I State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2007
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