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THOMAS v. TAYLOR

No. 98-22.

170 F.3d 466 (1999)

Douglas Christopher THOMAS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. John TAYLOR, Warden, Sussex I State Prison, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided March 16, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Lawrence Hunter Woodward, Jr., Lisa Palmer O'Donnell, Shuttleworth, Ruloff & Giordano, P.C., Virginia Beach, Virginia, for Appellant. Pamela Anne Rumpz, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Mark Evan Olive, Virginia Capital Representation Resource Center, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellant. Mark L. Earley, Attorney General of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.

Before ERVIN, LUTTIG, and KING, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by published opinion. Judge LUTTIG wrote the opinion, in which Judge ERVIN and Judge KING joined.

OPINION

LUTTIG, Circuit Judge:

Douglas Christopher Thomas appeals the district court's dismissal of his petition for writ of habeas corpus, challenging his conviction in Virginia state court for capital murder. We deny Thomas' motion for a certificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal.1

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