Legal Opinion
Billy Wayne Waldrop v. Ronald E. Jones
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 2, 1996No. 94-6687PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COX, Circuit Judge:
Billy Wayne Waldrop was convicted in Tal-ladega County, Alabama, for murder and sentenced to death. He appeals the denial of relief on his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On the night of June 2-3, 1982, Thurman Macon Donahoo was robbed, beaten, shot, and left for dead in his house as it burned to the ground. Investigators found his body, charred almost beyond recognition, during their investigation of the fire. Suspicion about the identity of the perpetrator focused almost immediately upon Billy Wayne Wal-drop.
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2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by54 opinions
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