Legal Opinion
LeCroy v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 29, 2005No. 04-13799PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HULL, Circuit Judge:
In 1986, the defendant, Cleo Douglas LeCroy, was convicted of two counts of first degree murder and two counts of robbery with a firearm' and sentenced to death for one of the murders. 1 After exhausting his state-court remedies, the defendant filed a § 2254 petition challenging his convictions and death sentence. The district court denied the defendant’s § 2254 petition, but granted a certificate of appealability on several issues. After oral argument in this appeal, the Florida Supreme Court vacated the defendant’s death sentence based on Roper v. Sim mons, — U.S. -, 125…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by79 opinions
- Maharaj v. Secretary for the Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
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- Allen v. Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2010
- Pope v. Secretary for the Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2012
- Wilson v. MazzucaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2009
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