Legal Opinion

Timothy M. Coughlin v. Secretary, Department of Corrections

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided January 11, 2012No. 10-13981Unpublished

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Per curiam

Timothy Coughlin, a Florida prisoner, appeals the district court’s denial of his ■pro se 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition, which challenged his convictions and life sentence for first degree murder, attempted felony murder, armed robbery, and fleeing law enforcement officials. No reversible error has been shown; we affirm.

In his section 2254 petition, Coughlin argued, among other things, that his convictions for attempted first degree murder and attempted felony murder violated the Fifth Amendment’s Double Jeopardy Clause. The district court rejected this claim as barred by an…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Dugger v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Virgil Lee Brownlee v. Michael HaleyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
  3. Bailey v. NagleCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999
  4. Coughlin v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  5. James Harmon, Iii, 080164 v. Tom L. Barton, Robert ButterworthCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990

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