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Johnson v. Warden, Georgia Diagnostic & Classification Prison

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided November 19, 2015No. 15-15173PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Per curiam

Marcus Ray Johnson, a Georgia inmate under a death sentence, filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the district court on the eve of his execution.

I. FACTS OF THE CRIMES

The Georgia Supreme Court summarized the facts of Johnson’s 1994 crimes as follows:

The evidence adduced at trial shows that the victim, Angela Sizemore, met Johnson in a west Albany bar called Fundamentals between 12:30 and 1:30 a.m. on March 24, 1994. Ms. Sizemore had been to a memorial service for an acquaintance the previous day, and she had been drinking so heavily the bar had stopped serving her.…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Herrera v. CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Daniel Clark Medberry v. James CrosbyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
  4. James Dwight Thomas v. James CrosbyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
  5. James Sawyer v. Carlyle Holder, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Frank L. Amodeo v. FCC Coleman - Low WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2021
  2. Gary Ray Bowles v. Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2019
  3. In Re: James M. DaileyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2020
  4. Mendoza v. Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2016
  5. Anthony Geno Martinson v. Eugene BrantleyDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 2026

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