United States Fourth Circuit

Denial of habeas corpus relief is affirmed where, at sentencing, the state trial judge's references to religion did not violate petitioners' due process rights, where the trial judge's comments reflected the distinctive harms to the community of the particular crime that the defendants chose to commit, namely armed robbery of the Sunday worship services at a North Carolina church.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/15/2012
• Published 06/15/2012

Judges

• WILKINSON

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel