Legal Opinion
Raleigh Porter v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Respondent
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 29, 1986No. 85-3832PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
Porter was indicted on two counts of premeditated murder and tried before a jury in a Florida circuit court. On November 30, 1978, the jury returned a general verdict, finding Porter guilty on both counts. Following a sentencing hearing, the jury recommended that Porter receive life imprisonment rather than the death penalty. On December 11, 1978, the trial *932judge overrode the jury’s recommendation and sentenced Porter to death.
On June 4, 1981, the Florida Supreme Court affirmed Porter’s conviction but vacated and remanded the case for resentenc-ing. Porter v. State,…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by117 opinions
- Chavez v. Secretary Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2011
- United States v. Donald TeagueCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- Rogers v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1987
- Bernard Bolender, A/K/A Bernard Bolander v. Harry K. Singletary, Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
- Ian Lightbourne v. Richard L. Dugger, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
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