Legal Opinion
James Harmon, Iii, 080164 v. Tom L. Barton, Robert Butterworth
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 20, 1990No. 88-3754PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORGAN, Senior Circuit Judge:
James Harmon III, a Florida prisoner, appeals from the district court’s judgment denying his petition for habeas corpus relief. Because the state court clearly and expressly stated that its decision rested on an independent and adequate state procedural ground, we refuse to address the merits of petitioner’s claim for habeas corpus relief. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In 1981, Harmon, who was then 17 years old, pleaded guilty to two counts of second degree murder, one count of armed robbery, and one count of…
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