BELL v. TRUE

No. 7:04CV00752.

373 F.Supp.2d 613 (2005)

Edward N. BELL, Petitioner, v. William Page TRUE, Warden, Sussex I State Prison, Respondent.

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

June 24, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James G. Connell, III, Devine & Connell, P.L.C., Fairfax, Virginia, and Matthew K. Roskoski, Latham & Watkins LLP, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Katherine P. Baldwin, Senior Assistant Attorney General of Virginia, Richmond, VA, for Respondent.


OPINION AND ORDER

JONES, Chief Judge.

Edward N. Bell is a state prisoner under capital sentence for murder who on May 17, 2005, filed an Initial Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Prior to the filing of any responsive pleading, the petitioner filed an Amended Petition, to which the respondent objects. Because the petitioner amended his petition prior to the filing of the petitioner's answer, I will allow it.

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