Legal Opinion
Ford v. Strickland
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 7, 1983No. 81-6200PublishedCited by 219 opinions
1Per curiam
This cause, after a decision by a panel, 11th Cir., 676 F.2d 434, was taken en banc for the purpose of resolving for this Circuit several important issues that repeatedly arise in capital cases. After full briefing, extended oral argument, and several months of deliberation during which the judges of the Court sought to resolve and reconcile the various issues involved, a communication was received purporting to be a request by defendant Ford that all appellate proceedings cease and that the state judgment be carried out.
The Court determines that, considering Ford’s communication as a motion…
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