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HIGGS v. U.S.

Civil No. PJM 05-3180. Criminal No. PJM 98-0520.

711 F.Supp.2d 479 (2010)

Dustin John HIGGS, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent.

United States District Court, D. Maryland.

April 6, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Wiseman , Federal Defender of Philadelphia, Capital Habeas Corpus Unit, Federal Court Division, Philadelphia, PA, Stephen H. Sachs , Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Baltimore, MD, for Petitioner.

Deborah A. Johnston , Office of the US Attorney, Greenbelt, MD, Sandra Wilkinson , Office of the US Attorney, Baltimore, MD, Jeffrey B. Kahan , Department of Justice, Capital Case Unit, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

OPINION

PETER J. MESSITTE, District Judge.

After finding Dustin Higgs guilty of the kidnapping and murder of Tamika Black, Mishann Chinn, and Tanji Jackson, a jury determined that he should receive the death penalty. The Court thereafter entered judgment on the verdict and Higgs appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, which affirmed the conviction and sentence. See United...

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