Legal Opinion
Alpha Otis O'Daniel Stephens v. Walter Zant, Superintendent
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 19, 1983No. 79-2407PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Per curiam
The prior judgment of this Court, which reversed a denial of habeas corpus relief as to the Georgia state death sentence, has been reversed by the United States Supreme Court. Zant v. Stephens,-U.S. -, 103 S.Ct. 2733, 77 L.Ed.2d 235 (1983). Upon remand to us from the Supreme Court for further proceedings in conformity with that opinion, we affirm the district court’s denial of habeas corpus relief.
Alpha Otis O’Daniel Stephens was convicted of murder in Georgia and was sentenced to death. On direct appeal, the Georgia Supreme Court upheld the conviction and the death sentence. Stephens v.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Singleton v. WulffSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Zant v. StephensSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Ronald K. Spivey v. Walter Zant, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification CenterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Alpha Otis O'Daniel Stephens v. Walter Zant, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Stephens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Fernando Fernandez v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Alvord v. WainwrightCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Devier v. ZantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
- David Peek v. Ralph Kemp, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification CenterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- John Mills, Jr. v. Harry K. Singletary, Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
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