Legal Opinion

Sutton v. Florida Department of Corrections

District Court, S.D. Florida

Decided December 15, 2023No. 1:20-cv-23156Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE NO. 20-23156-CIV-ALTMAN CHRISTOPHER SUTTON, Petitioner, v. RICKY D. DIXON, SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent.1 ______________________________________/ ORDER Christopher Sutton is serving a life sentence in the custody of the Florida Department of Corrections for the crimes of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, and armed burglary with an assault or battery. See Amended Petition [ECF No. 12] at 1. He’s now filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging the…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Schlup v. DeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  4. Bousley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  5. Pace v. DiGuglielmoSupreme Court of the United States · 2005

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