Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit April 24, 2003, 02-16 (Raymond Dayle Rowsey v. R.C. Lee, Warden, Central Prison, Raleigh, North Carolina)

Affirmed in part and dismissed in part by published opinion. Judge WILIKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge WIDENER and Judge NIEMEYER joined.

OPINION

WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Raymond Dayle Rowsey was convicted by a North Carolina jury of first-

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degree murder on the bases of premeditation and deliberation and felony murder, as well as robbery with a firearm.