Legal Opinion
Funchess v. Wainwright
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 22, 1986No. 86-3259PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Per curiam
In 1975, a Duval County jury found David Livingston Funchess guilty of two counts of first degree murder.1 He was sentenced to two death penalties. After exhausting his state remedies,2 Funchess filed a habeas corpus petition in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. The district court denied relief. On appeal, a panel of this court affirmed. Funchess v. Wainwright, 772 F.2d 683 (11th Cir.1985), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 106 S.Ct. 1242, 89 L.Ed.2d 349 (1986).
Funchess is presently scheduled to be executed in Florida’s electric chair at 7:00 a.m. on April 22, 1986.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Caldwell v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- In Re KemmlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- John A. Spinkellink, 1 v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Offender RehabilitationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Grigsby v. MabryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Theodore Robert Bundy v. Richard L. Dugger, Secretary, Department of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- Jones v. KempDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1989
- Jones v. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
- Ellis Wayne Felker, Larry Grant Lonchar v. Tony Turpin, Wayne Garner, John DoeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
- John Wesley Gay v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
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