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ADAMS v. AIKEN

No. 91-4000.

965 F.2d 1306 (1992)

Sylvester Lewis ADAMS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James AIKEN, Warden, Central Correctional Institution, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided May 19, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Isaac Bruck, Columbia, S.C., argued, for petitioner-appellant.

Donald John Zelenka, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., Columbia, S.C., argued, for respondent-appellee.

Before SPROUSE and WILKINS, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge.

OPINION

BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge:

Sylvester Lewis Adams appeals the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. We affirm the district court's judgment.

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Adams was arrested and charged with the kidnapping and murder of Bryan Chambers, housebreaking, and armed robbery. The armed robbery count was dismissed. A jury convicted Adams of the other crimes and sentenced him to death. The South Carolina Supreme Court reversed and remanded...

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