WISE v. WILLIAMS

No. 92-4007.

982 F.2d 142 (1992)

Joe Louis WISE, Sr., Petitioner-Appellant, v. David WILLIAMS; Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided December 16, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel William Silver, Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, Philadelphia, PA, argued (James C. Crawford, on the brief), for petitioner-appellant.

Thomas Cauthorne Daniel, Asst. Atty. Gen., Richmond, VA, argued (Mary Sue Terry, Atty. Gen. of Va., on the brief), for respondents-appellees.

Before HALL, WILKINSON, and LUTTIG, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

LUTTIG, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Joe Louis Wise, Sr., appeals from a decision of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.

I.

On November 8, 1984, Wise was convicted in the Mecklenburg County, Virginia, Circuit Court of capital murder, grand larceny, armed robbery, and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. On November 9, 1984, the...

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