Legal Opinion
Wood v. Allen
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 16, 2008No. 06-16412PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HULL, Circuit Judge:
The State of Alabama appeals the district court’s grant of the habeas writ to Holly Wood, which vacated his death sentence based on counsel’s ineffective assistance in failing to investigate and offer sufficient mitigation evidence. Wood cross-appeals the denial of his claims that: (1) he is mentally retarded and ineligible for the death penalty under Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304, 122 S.Ct. 2242, 153 L.Ed.2d 335 (2002); and (2) the prosecutor’s peremptory strikes violated Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986). After review and oral…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Atkins v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Wood v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Cummings v. Secretary for the Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2009
- Leroy Pooler v. Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2012
- Winston v. KellyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2010
- Mansfield v. SECRETARY, DEPT. OF CORRECTIONSCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2012
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