Legal Opinion
Phillip Alexander Atkins v. Harry K. Singletary
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 25, 1992No. 90-3737PublishedCited by 140 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:
Phillip Alexander Atkins, who was convicted for kidnapping and first-degree murder and sentenced to death, appeals the district court’s denial of Atkins’ petition for the writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Atkins confessed to the 1981 kidnapping, sexual battery and murder of six-year-old Antonio Castillo. The trial judge directed a verdict of acquittal on the sexual-battery charges because, despite Atkins’ confession, prosecutors were unable to produce independent evidence to prove that sexual battery occurred. The jury then convicted Atkins of kidnapping…
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