COLEMAN v. THOMPSON

Civ. A. No. 92-0352-R.

798 F.Supp. 1209 (1992)

Roger Keith COLEMAN, Petitioner, v. Charles E. THOMPSON, et al., Respondents.

United States District Court, W.D. Virginia, Roanoke Division.

May 13, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger W. Mullins, Tazewell, Va., for petitioner.

Kathleen A. Behan, pro se.

Donald R. Curry, Asst. Atty. Gen., Richmond, Va., for respondents.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

GLEN M. WILLIAMS, Senior District Judge.

This case is presently before the court on a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

A jury in the Circuit Court of Buchanan County ("circuit court") sentenced Roger Keith Coleman to death on April 23, 1982, for the murder and rape of his sister-in-law, Wanda McCoy. The Supreme Court of Virginia affirmed his convictions and sentences...

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