Legal Opinion
Johnny Lee Gates v. Walter Zant, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center, Respondent
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 6, 1989No. 87-8870PublishedCited by 122 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner Johnny Lee Gates appeals the district court’s judgment denying his application for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.
I. FACTS
Katrina Wright, the victim in this case, was a native of West Germany. In February 1976 she married an American soldier, Gregory Wright, and moved with him to this country. On November 19, 1976, they moved into the Fountain Court Apartments in Columbus, Georgia because Gregory was stationed at nearby Fort Benning.
On November 30, 1976, Gregory left around 6:00 a.m. to go to work. His wife was still in bed. When Gregory returned around 1:30 p.m., the door to…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by122 opinions
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- State v. AtwoodArizona Supreme Court · 1992
- James Randall Rogers, Cross-Appellee. v. Walter D. ZantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
- Gerald Eugene Stano, Cross-Appellee v. Richard L. Dugger, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
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