Legal Opinion
Marvin Edward Johnson v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Respondent
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 7, 1987No. 85-3962PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
In this capital case petitioner Marvin Edward Johnson appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Finding no constitutional error, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
On June 7, 1978, a murder occurred during an armed robbery of a pharmacy in Pensacola, Florida. The Supreme Court of Florida stated the facts of the murder as follows:
Gary Summitt, an employee of Warring-ton Pharmacy and an eyewitness to the robbery and the murder, testified that while working at the pharmacy on the evening of June 7, 1978, he went to the back of the store to…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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- Smith v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by40 opinions
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