Linwood E. Briley v. Gary L. Bass, Warden

DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:

The petitioner in this habeas proceeding was convicted in a two-stage trial of capital murder and sentenced to death by a judge and jury in the Circuit Court for the City of Richmond, Virginia. He appealed the conviction and sentence to the Virginia Supreme Court, which affirmed the conviction and sentence. 1 Application for certiorari was denied by the United States Supreme Court. 2 The petitioner sought post-conviction relief in the State trial court. That petition was denied by the State Circuit Court and, on appeal, the denial was affirmed by the Virginia…