Legal Opinion
Johnny Lee Futch v. Richard L. Dugger
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 8, 1989No. 87-6032PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
This case arises on appeal from the denial of a petition for habeas corpus brought under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 by a Florida state prison inmate convicted of second-degree murder and unlawful possession of a firearm while engaged in a criminal offense. We reverse and remand for an evidentiary hearing on the issue of ineffective assistance of trial counsel, and affirm the district court on all other issues raised in this petition.
I. FACTS
Petitioner is an inmate at the Glades Correctional Institution in southern Florida. On March 18, 1978, petitioner shot and killed his wife…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Cupp v. NaughtenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Henderson v. KibbeSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- William "Billy" Mitchell v. Ralph Kemp, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by64 opinions
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