Legal Opinion

Harry Duncan, Jr. v. Leroy Stynchcombe, Sheriff, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided May 9, 1983No. 82-8409PublishedCited by 31 opinions

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Per curiam

Harry Duncan, Jr. appeals the district court’s denial of his habeas corpus petition, claiming that his burglary conviction is not supported by sufficient evidence and that the prosecutor made improper comments during closing argument. We affirm.

Duncan and a friend, Willie Zachery, visited John Austin at his Atlanta home one Saturday and asked to borrow some money. Austin had no money to lend, but he served breakfast to the two visitors in the dining room. Two days later, Austin’s home was ransacked and burglarized. Two television sets, a tape player, some clothing, jewelry, a shotgun, and…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. M. W. Holloway v. Clay E. McElroy WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  3. United States v. Miles Dearden, Jr., Alex Goldstein and Leonard NikoloricCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
  4. Anthony v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1951
  5. United States v. HarbinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Marsden v. MooreCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
  2. E.K. Wilcox, Jr., Cross-Appellant v. J. Paul Ford, Warden, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
  3. United States v. Marvin P. Johnson, Robert A. Wilkins, Duane Quamina, Patricia Gordon, Mark Francis JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
  4. Ex Parte McWilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
  5. Ex Parte WilsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1990

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