Legal Opinion

Robert Dale Conklin v. Derrick Schofield

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided April 21, 2004No. 02-15674PublishedCited by 88 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILSON, Circuit Judge:

Robert Dale Conklin, an indigent defendant, appeals the denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus in his capital case. After review of the record and oral argument, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

Conklin, a twenty-three year old Mc-Donalds manager, first met George Crooks, a twenty-eight year old lawyer, at an interstate rest stop. Over a period of time, the two established an intimate sexual relationship. On the night of Monday, March 26, 1984, Crooks went to Conklin’s apartment. According to Conklin, he told Crooks that evening that he wished to end…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
  5. Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003

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3Cited by88 opinions

  1. United States v. Meier Jason BrownCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2006
  2. United States v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
  3. Dingle v. Secretary for the Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007
  4. Blankenship v. HallCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
  5. Marquard v. Secretary for the Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005

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