WARREN v. THOMAS

No. 17-4.

894 F.3d 609 (2018)

Lesley Eugene WARREN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Edward THOMAS, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: July 10, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Kristin Davis Parks , LAW OFFICE OF KRISTIN PARKS, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, for Appellant. Jess D. Mekeel , NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Jonathan E. Broun , Elizabeth G. Simpson , NORTH CAROLINA PRISONER LEGAL SERVICES, INC., Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellant. Joshua H. Stein , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NORTH CAROLINA, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Harris wrote the opinion, in which Judge Niemeyer and Judge Keenan joined.


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