United States Fourth Circuit

A trial judge's allegedly impartial comments did not affect a 28 U.S.C. section 2254 habeas petitioner's right to a fair trial. It was reasonable for counsel to accept a jury poll as proper.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/24/2003
• Published 04/24/2003

Judges

• Before WIDENER, WILKINSON, and NIEMEYER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:Wayne James Payne, Powell & Payne, Shallotte, North Carolina;  Michael R. Ramos, Ramos & Lewis, Shallotte, North Carolina, for Appellant.  Steven Mark Arbogast, Special Deputy Attorney General, North Carolina Department Of Justice, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF:  Roy Cooper, Attorney General of North Carolina, North Carolina Department Of Justice, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.