Legal Opinion
James Ernest Hitchcock v. Louie L. Wainwright
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 8, 1985No. 83-3578PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
James Ernest Hitchcock was convicted and sentenced to death for the strangulation of his brother’s thirteen-year-old stepdaughter. After a direct appeal and post-conviction proceedings in the Florida state courts,1 Hitchcock petitioned in federal district court for a writ of habeas corpus. The district court denied the writ without an evidentiary hearing. We affirm.
Petitioner Hitchcock raises numerous issues on this appeal: (1) whether Florida law discouraged his attorney from investigating and presenting nonstatutory mitigating factors; (2) whether the trial court…
2Cases cited48 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Hitchcock v. DuggerSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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- Daniel Morris Thomas v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Dept. Of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Levis Leon Aldrich v. Louie L. WainwrightCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Aubrey Dennis Adams v. Louie L. Wainwright, and Jim SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
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