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United States Fourth Circuit


Bennett v. Stirling, 16-3

Grant of habeas corpus relief from capital sentence for state conviction of murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, and larceny, is affirmed where the sentencing was suffused with racially coded references to a degree that made a fair proceeding impossible.

Appellate Information

  • Published 2016/11/21

Judges

  • WILKINSON

Court

  • United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

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