Legal Opinion
Williams v. Allen
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 17, 2008No. 07-11393PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILSON, Circuit Judge:
Herbert Williams, Jr., was convicted of capital murder for the 1988 killing of Timothy Hasser. An Alabama jury recommended by a vote of 9-3 that Williams be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole, but the trial judge overrode that recommendation and sentenced Williams to death. Following the completion of state postconviction proceedings, Williams filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Williams now appeals the district court’s denial of that petition, arguing (1) that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel as to the…
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