NICHOLSON v. BRANKER

No. 5:06-HC-2148-H.

739 F.Supp.2d 839 (2010)

Abner Ray NICHOLSON, Petitioner, v. Gerald BRANKER, Warden, Central Prison, Raleigh, N.C., Respondent.

United States District Court, E.D. North Carolina, Western Division.

September 20, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Maxwell , Maxwell, Freeman & Bowman, P.A., Mark James Kleinschmidt , Fair Trial Initiative, Kenneth J. Rose , Durham, NC, for Petitioner.


ORDER

MALCOLM J. HOWARD, Senior District Judge.

This matter is before the court on the petition for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 on behalf of Abner Ray Nicholson ("Nicholson" or "petitioner"). Nicholson was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to death on each count. He seeks a writ of habeas corpus vacating his convictions and alternatively, his death sentences. Respondent has answered the...

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