Legal Opinion
Kenneth Griffin v. Louie L. Wainwright
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 10, 1985No. 84-3196PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Per curiam
In this death penalty case, we review the district court’s order denying appellant, Kenneth Griffin’s, application for a stay of execution and petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 (West 1977). We affirm in part and remand in part.
BACKGROUND
On March 15, 1979, appellant, Kenneth Griffin, was convicted of killing two young men during the robbery of a convenience store. In accordance with the jury’s recommendation, the trial court imposed the death sentence. On direct appeal, the Supreme Court of Florida affirmed Griffin’s conviction and sentence of death. See Griffin…
2Cases cited48 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by56 opinions
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- Don Michael Dever v. Kansas State Penitentiary, the State of Kansas, Attorney General of KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
- Clarence Moore v. Willis Morton, Administrator Peter G. Verniero, Attorney General of the State of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- Michael Lindsey v. Fred Smith, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections, J.D. White, Warden Holman UnitCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
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