Legal Opinion
Ernest Charles Downs v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 5, 2013No. 12-14248PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HULL, Circuit Judge:
Ernest Downs, a Florida death row inmate, appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition. This appeal involves only the guilt phase of Downs’s trial. Downs argues that his convictions for first degree murder and conspiracy to commit first degree murder were obtained in violation of the Constitution because (1) the State withheld exculpatory evidence prior to his trial, (2) his trial counsel labored under a conflict of interest due to a contingency fee agreement, and (3) his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to call…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
38 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by18 opinions
- Jones v. GDCP WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
- Joel Dale Wright v. Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
- Daniel Anthony Lucas v. Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
- Marbel Mendoza v. Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
- Brandon Astor Jones v. GDCP WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.