United States Fourth Circuit

Petitioner's claims that: 1) the court violated the Constitution in refusing to grant a continuance, 2) the presence of numerous uniformed officers in the courtroom and courthouse during the trial was unconstitutional, 3) the district court erred in refusing to conduct an evidentiary hearing on the presence of officers in the court, and 4) ineffective assistance of counsel, are all denied.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/05/2003
• Published 08/05/2003

Judges

• Before MICHAEL, MOTZ, and KING, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED: Jerome Howard Nickerson, Jr., Center for Capital Litigation, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellant.  Donald John Zelenka, Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellees.   ON BRIEF: Michael O'Connell, Stirling & O'Connell, Charleston, South Carolina, for Appellant.  Henry Dargan McMaster, Attorney General, John W. McIntosh, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellees.