Legal Opinion

Larry Joe Johnson v. Richard L. Dugger, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided July 24, 1991No. 89-3367PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLARK, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner appeals the district court’s denial of the writ of habeas corpus. Because the district court properly dismissed petitioner’s claims as an abuse of the writ, we affirm.

I

This court’s decision following petitioner’s first habeas petition sets forth the facts of the underlying crime (the murder of a convenience store clerk), the trial and sentencing proceedings in state court, and the procedural history of the case. 1 Following our affirmance of the district court’s first denial of habeas relief, a second death warrant was signed on January 29, 1988. Before the…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Eddings v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Caldwell v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Robert Glen Coe, Petitioner-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Ricky Bell, Warden, Respondent-Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
  2. Andre Stanley Deputy v. Stanley Taylor, Warden, Sussex Correctional InstitutionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
  3. Mills v. SingletaryCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
  4. Wayne Pierson v. Michael O'leary, Warden, and Neil F. Hartigan, Illinois Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
  5. Gregory Agnew v. Blair J. LeibachCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001

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