Legal Opinion
James Willie Cochran v. Tommy Herring, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections, Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 10, 1995No. 93-7028PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COX, Circuit Judge:
INTRODUCTION
James Willie Cochran, an Alabama inmate, was convicted of murder after a trial by jury and sentenced to death. Cochran appealed his conviction and sentence. After exhausting his state remedies, Cochran filed a habe-as petition in the United States District Court. The district court granted relief based on two claims: (1) that Cochran’s counsel was ineffective at sentencing; and (2) that the prosecution used its peremptory strikes to exclude blacks from the jury in violation of Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986). The State…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Michigan v. LongSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Griffith v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Harris v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by67 opinions
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- United States v. Dennis Scott Stewart, Stevie Hugh Stone, Christopher Liff DanielCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
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