Affirmed in part and reversed in part by published opinion. Judge ERVIN wrote the opinion, in which Judge HAMILTON and Judge LUTTIG joined.
OPINION
ERVIN, Circuit Judge:
John Thomas Noland filed a petition seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1994). The district court granted Noland's petition with regard to his sentence, ordering the State of North Carolina to conduct a new sentencing hearing. It ruled that the jury...
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