Legal Opinion
Hugo Tejada v. Richard L. Dugger, Secretary, Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 20, 1991No. 89-6013PublishedCited by 311 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:
Defendant-petitioner Hugo Tejada (Teja-da) appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for the writ of habeas corpus in a case arising from his convictions in the Florida courts of premeditated murder and burglary. We affirm the denial of Tejada’s habeas corpus petition.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Tejada was indicted for the premeditated murder of Dennis Alexander and for the burglary of Alexander’s dwelling. At trial the Florida prosecutor (the State) — through the testimony of Alexander’s wife, Karen Alexander; Tejada’s girlfriend, Gail Meg-ginnson;…
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