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Darden v. Wainwright

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided September 3, 1986No. 85-5319PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

477 U.S. 168 (1986)

DARDEN

v.

WAINWRIGHT, SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

No. 85-5319.

Supreme Court of United States.

Argued January 13, 1986

Decided June 23, 1986

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

Robert Augustus Harper, Jr., argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

Richard W. Prospect, Assistant Attorney General of Florida, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Jim Smith, Attorney General.

2Opinion of the Court · PowellJustice Powell

This case presents three questions concerning the validity of petitioner's criminal conviction and death sentence: (i) whether the…

Also in this document: Concurrence; Dissent · Brennan; Dissent · Blackmun.

3Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946

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4Cited by6 opinions

  1. Wade Robertson v. Rise PichonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2017
  2. United States v. Christopher PrestonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2017
  3. (HC) Fort v. HattonDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2019
  4. (HC) Kennedy v. BrazeltonDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2019
  5. (HC) Torres v. MontgomeryDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2020

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