Legal Opinion
Bernard Bolender, A/K/A Bernard Bolander v. Harry K. Singletary, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 11, 1994No. 91-5254PublishedCited by 207 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Chief Judge:
Bernard Bolender is a Florida prison inmate. In 1980, a jury convicted him of four counts of first degree murder, four counts of kidnapping, and four counts of armed robbery for torturing and slaying four alleged drug dealers. The jury unanimously recommended a sentence of life imprisonment for each murder, but the trial court overrode that recommendation and sentenced Bolen-der to death for the murder convictions and to consecutive life sentences for the other crimes. After exhausting direct appeals and state collateral attacks, Bolender filed a petition for a writ of…
2Cases cited92 opinions
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