Legal Opinion
George James Trepal v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 19, 2012No. 10-15306PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HULL, Circuit Judge:
Florida death row inmate George James Trepal appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. After review and oral argument, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Overview
In 1991, a Florida jury convicted Trepal, a sophisticated chemist and Mensa member,1 of murdering his neighbor Peggy Carr and attempting to murder six other members of Carr’s family. Trepal poisoned the victims by adding the toxic element thallium to bottles of Coca-Cola in the Carrs’ home.
Trepal’s trial lasted a month, with more than 70 witnesses together providing…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
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3Cited by59 opinions
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