United States Fourth Circuit

Denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus challenging a capital murder conviction and death sentence is affirmed over claims of error relating to juror misconduct, prosecutorial misconduct, and the trial court's submission of a mitigating circumstance to the jury over defendant's objection.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/03/2006
• Decided 03/14/2006
• Published 03/14/2006

Judges

• Before WILKINSON, LUTTIG, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Kevin Patrick Bradley, Durham, North Carolina, for Appellant.  Steven Franklin Bryant, Assistant Attorney General, North Carolina Department of Justice, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Cynthia Katkish, Washington, D.C., for Appellant.  Roy Cooper, Attorney General of North Carolina, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.