Legal Opinion
Gordon v. Singletary
District Court, M.D. Florida
Decided April 28, 1995No. 94-339-CIV-T-17APublished
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
KOVACHEVICH, District Judge.
This cause is before the Court on Petitioner’s Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On May 4, 1983, Petitioner was arrested and charged with the robbery and first degree murder of an 85-year-old-woman, Sophie Biskup. On April 4, 1984, a jury found Petitioner guilty as charged. Petitioner was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum mandatory sentence of twenty-five years.
Petitioner took a direct appeal from his conviction. He raised one claim on appeal: Did the trial Court err in allowing prejudicial testimony…
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