Legal Opinion
Wilburn Dobbs, Cross-Appellee v. Ralph Kemp, Cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 21, 1986No. 84-8153PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CORRECTED OPINION
ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
Appellant and cross-appellee, Wilburn Dobbs, is a Georgia prisoner currently under a sentence of death. In late 1980, he sought habeas corpus relief in the District Court for the Northern District of Georgia pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court denied relief on the basis of alleged constitutional errors in the guilt/innocence phase of Dobbs’ trial. However, while rejecting several of Dobbs’ claims concerning the sentencing phase of his trial, the district court granted relief on the ground that the trial judge’s instructions with regard to…
2Cases cited48 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by51 opinions
- People v. HowardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992
- Marsden v. MooreCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- 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
- United States v. DiazCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001
- Ian Lightbourne v. Richard L. Dugger, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
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