Legal Opinion
Gaskin v. Secretary, Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 3, 2007No. 06-12351PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Per curiam
Louis B. Gaskin (“Gaskin”), a death-sentenced inmate in the Florida prison system, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus challenging his state court convictions for two counts of first degree mur der, one count of attempted first degree murder with a firearm, and two counts of burglary of a dwelling with a firearm. The district court denied Gaskin’s petition on numerous grounds. We granted a certificate of appealability on three issues: (1) whether Gaskin was denied the effective assistance of counsel in the penalty phase of his trial based on counsel’s failure to investigate and present…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Bernard Bolender, A/K/A Bernard Bolander v. Harry K. Singletary, Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
- Patricia Ann Thomas Jackson v. Tommy Herring, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
- Wayne Carl Coleman v. Ralph Kemp, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Nyland v. MooreCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Williams v. AllenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2010
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