Legal Opinion
William Middleton, Cross-Appellant v. Richard L. Dugger, Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 22, 1988No. 86-5520PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Chief Judge:
Petitioner William Middleton was convicted of first-degree murder, grand theft and unlawful use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. The trial court sentenced Middleton to death for the crime of first-degree murder. The judgment and sentence were affirmed by the Florida Supreme Court, Middleton v. State, 426 So.2d 548 (Fla.1983), and the United States Supreme Court denied certiorari. Middleton v. Florida, 463 U.S. 1230, 103 S.Ct. 3573, 77 L.Ed.2d 1413 (1983).
After an evidentiary hearing on Middleton’s 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 motion for habeas corpus relief, the district…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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3Cited by113 opinions
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