Legal Opinion
John Washington Hightower v. Derrick Schofield
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 12, 2004No. 00-15807PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner John Washington Hightower, a Georgia prisoner, seeks a writ of habeas corpus setting aside his 1988 convictions and sentences for capital murder. The district court denied his petition. We affirm.
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The Supreme Court of Georgia summarized the facts of this case as follows:
The defendant was married to Dorothy Hightower. Her brother stopped by their home early in the morning of July 12, 1987, to pick up his daughter. Dorothy Hightower’s car was gone. The brother entered the home and found that Dorothy Hightower and her two daughters, Evelyn and Sandra Reaves, had…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by25 opinions
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