Legal Opinion
Jeffrey Lee Atwater v. James v. Crosby, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 12, 2006No. 03-16259PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILSON, Circuit Judge:
Jeffrey Lee Atwater appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition challenging his death sentence. We granted a certificate of appealability to consider the following four claims: (1) the state violated Atwater’s rights by striking the sole black juror from the venire; (2) trial counsel were ineffective for conceding guilt on a lesser included offense; (3) trial counsel were ineffective for failing to present mitigation evidence at the penalty phase of Atwater’s trial; and (4) trial counsel were ineffective for failing to call Atwa-ter to testify at…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by35 opinions
- United States v. Serge EdouardCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007
- Smith v. Secretary, Dept. of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2009
- Loggins v. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2011
- Williams v. AllenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
- Jeffery Lee v. Commissioner, Alabama Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2013
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