Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Docket Number No. 07-7. Attorney(S) 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. Judges William Byrd Traxler Dennis W. Shedd Clyde H. Hamilton See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. Thomas Michael LARRY, Petitioner-Appellant v. Gerald J. BRANKER, Warden, Central Prison, Raleigh, North Carolina. Respondent-Appellee. North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Amicus Supporting Appellant. SHEDD, Circuit Judge: