U.S. v. BATTLE

No. 97-9027.

173 F.3d 1343 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Anthony George BATTLE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

April 28, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Martin, Martin Brothers, P.C., Stephanie Kearns, Federal Defender Program, Inc., Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellant.

William L. McKinnon, Jr., Janice K. Jenkins, Asst. U.S. Attys., Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before HATCHETT, Chief Judge, and EDMONDSON and BLACK, Circuit Judges.


EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:

Defendant, Anthony George Battle, appeals his conviction and sentence of death for violating 18 U.S.C. § 1118 as a federal inmate serving a life sentence who murdered a correctional officer. Because we find no error, we affirm.

Background

In 1987, Battle entered the Marine base at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and sexually assaulted and murdered his wife, a serving...

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