Willie Lee McNeal v. Louie L. Wainwright
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Per curiam
Willie Lee McNeal was tried and convicted in Florida of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. After exhausting his state court remedies, McNeal v. State, 409 So.2d 528 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App.1982); McNeal v. State, 413 So.2d 876 (Fla.1982), he sought and was denied 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 relief in the federal court. In a remarkably good pro se brief, McNeal argues that he was denied constitutionally effective counsel because of his attorney’s final argument to the jury. Agreeing with the Florida state court and the district court that the argument was tactical and within the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Ford v. StricklandCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Earl Wayne Wiley v. Dewey Sowders, Superintendent, Kentucky State ReformatoryCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
- James Adams v. Louie L. WainwrightCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. MarshSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Joseph Thomas v. Walter D. Zant, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification CenterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Patton v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
- Atwater v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2001
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