Legal Opinion
Jimmy Lee Smith v. Louie L. Wainwright
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 14, 1985No. 84-3448PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:
In this capital case, we review the district court’s dismissal of appellant Jimmy Lee Smith’s petition for writ of habeas corpus. We reverse and remand for an evidentiary hearing.
FACTS
On May 3, 1978, in Jackson County, Florida, law enforcement officers found the bodies of Bonnie Myrle Ward and her twelve-year old daughter, Donna Lynn Strickland. Their deaths occurred as the result of multiple stab wounds.
On May 1, 1978, the appellant, Jimmy Lee Smith, aroused the suspicions of a bank teller when he attempted to cash a check drawn on another bank. Although law…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Gerald Eugene Stano, Cross-Appellee v. Richard L. Dugger, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Omar Blanco, Cross-Appellant v. Harry K. Singletary, as Secretary, Department of Corrections, State of Florida, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Stokes v. SingletaryCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- Johnny Lee Gates v. Walter Zant, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
- 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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