Legal Opinion
Willie Jasper Darden v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Department of Corrections, State of Florida
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 4, 1984No. 81-5590PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
Willie Jasper Darden appeals the denial by the district court of his habeas corpus petition, challenging the constitutionality of his conviction and death sentence. As grounds for relief, petitioner claims that he was denied effective assistance of counsel, that the prosecutors’ closing arguments to the jury denied him a fair trial, and that venirepersons were improperly excluded from the jury in violation of the rule of Witherspoon v. Illinois. This Court sitting en banc has twice considered issues raised by this appeal and has concluded on the basis of the Supreme…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Darden v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Linda Stermer v. Millicent WarrenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2020
- Edward Charles Pickens v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, AdcCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
- Theodore Robert Bundy v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary Department of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
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