United States Fourth Circuit

Denial of defendant's petition for habeas corpus relief from a death sentence for capital murder is affirmed over his claims of error regarding: 1) a failure to hold a hearing on trial counsel's potential conflict of interest; 2) ineffective assistance of counsel; and 3) a failure to disclose material exculpatory evidence.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/26/2005
• Decided 12/15/2005
• Published 12/15/2005

Judges

• Before WIDENER, MOTZ, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Matthew Leland Engle, Virginia Capital Representation Resource Center, Charlottesville, Virginia, for Appellant.  Katherine P. Baldwin, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Robert E. Lee, Jr., Virginia Capital Representation Resource Center, Charlottesville, Virginia;  Mark E. Olive, Tallahassee, Florida, for Appellant.  Judith W. Jagdmann, Attorney General of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.