Legal Opinion
Stephen Todd Booker v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Dept. Of Corrections, State of Florida
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 9, 1985No. 84-3306PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALBERT J. HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:
Stephen Todd Booker appeals from dismissal by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Finding no error in the district court’s judgment, we affirm.
On June 21, 1978, Booker was found guilty of burglary, sexual assault and first degree murder in the Circuit Court of the Eighth Judicial Circuit, in and for Alachua County, Florida. Concluding that the murder was perpetrated in an “especially heinous, atrocious or cruel” manner, the jury recommended the death penalty. On October 20, 1978,…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Sanders v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Pulley v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Proffitt v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Edmonds v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- In re the Personal Restraint of BennWashington Supreme Court · 1998
- David Ross Delap, Sr. v. Richard L. Dugger, Secretary, Department of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
- Stephen Todd Booker v. Richard L. DuggerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- Coleman v. SaffleCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
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