Legal Opinion
Myrtle L. Phillips v. Louie L. Wainwright, as Secretary, Department of Offender Rehabilitation, State of Florida
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 20, 1980No. 79-1046PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
Myrtle L. Phillips was convicted of second degree murder in March 1976 after a jury trial in a Florida state court. She was sentenced to imprisonment for life. Following an unsuccessful appeal, she brought this habeas corpus proceeding, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1976), in the district court. Phillips’ petition challenges the constitutional permissibility of the Florida trial court’s refusal to admit into evidence expert testimony that Phillips had offered in support of her defense of self-defense. Because we find no constitutional error in the evidentiary ruling, we…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Frank Hills v. C. Murray Henderson, Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Jeffrey Ames Hughes v. James Mathews, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
- Donald Michael Nordskog v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Oscar Brown Boykins, Jr. v. Louie L. WainwrightCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Calvin Carlos Campbell v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- United States v. Patrice Daliberti HurnCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
- Marvin Edward Johnson v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
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