Legal Opinion
William Emmett Lecroy, Jr. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 15, 2014No. 12-15132PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
William Emmett LeCroy, Jr. is a federal death-row inmate. In 2004, he was convicted in the Northern District of Georgia of taking a motor vehicle by force from Joann Lee Tiesler, resulting in her death. See 18 U.S.C. § 2119(3) (2010). LeCroy was sentenced to death, and this court affirmed his conviction and sentence on direct appeal. United States v. LeCroy, 441 F.3d 914 (11th Cir.2006), cert. denied 550 U.S. 905, 127 S.Ct. 2096, 167 L.Ed.2d 816 (2007). LeCroy then petitioned the District Court to vacate his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2010). The court, after…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Ring v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- David Ronald Chandler v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
- Bobby v. Van HookSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
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3Cited by65 opinions
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