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Larry, v. Branker

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Jan 5, 2009
552 F.3d 356 (4th Cir. 2009)
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finding state court's conclusion that premeditation and deliberation existed was not unreasonable

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No. 07-7.

Argued: October 30, 2008.

Decided: January 5, 2009.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, William L. Osteen, Senior District Judge.

ARGUED: Elizabeth Ann Hambourger, Center for Death Penalty Litigation, Durham, North Carolina, for Appellant. Diane Appleton Reeves, North Carolina Department of Justice, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Gretchen M. Engel, Center for Death Penalty Litigation, Durham, North Carolina, for Appellant. Roy Cooper, North Carolina Attorney General, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee. Burton Craige, Patterson Harkavy, L.L.P., Raleigh, North Carolina, for Amicus Supporting Appellant.

Before TRAXLER and SHEDD, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge SHEDD wrote the opinion, in which Judge TRAXLER and Senior Judge HAMILTON joined.

SHEDD, Circuit Judge:

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Larry, v. Branker

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Jan 5, 2009
552 F.3d 356 (4th Cir. 2009)

finding state court's conclusion that premeditation and deliberation existed was not unreasonable

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In Larry v. Branker, 552 F.3d 356, 368 (4th Cir. 2009), the Fourth Circuit said: “[I]t is not the province of a federal habeas court to reexamine state court determinations on state law questions.

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In Larry v. Branker, 552 F.3d 356, 368 (4th Cir. 2009), the Court said: “[I]t is not the province of a federal habeas court to reexamine state court determinations on state law questions.

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In Larry v. Branker, 552 F.3d 356, 368 (4th Cir. 2009), the Court said: “[I]t is not the province of a federal habeas court to reexamine state court determinations on state law questions.

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In Larry v. Branker, 552 F.3d 356, 368 (4th Cir. 2009), the Court said: "[I]t is not the province of a federal habeas court to reexamine state court determinations on state law questions.

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Larry, v. Branker

Case Details

Full title:Thomas Michael LARRY, Petitioner-Appellant v. Gerald J. BRANKER, Warden…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Date published: Jan 5, 2009

Citations

552 F.3d 356 (4th Cir. 2009)

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