Legal Opinion
Roosevelt Green, Jr. v. Walter D. Zant
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 19, 1983No. 82-8773PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
Roosevelt Green, Jr. was convicted of murder and sentenced to death for his part in the kidnapping and murder of Teresa Allen, an eighteen year old student who was abducted from her job as a part time cashier at a Majik Market convenience store in Cochran, Georgia, on December 12, 1976. The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed the conviction. Green v. State, 242 Ga. 261, 249 S.E.2d 1 (1978). The United States Supreme Court granted certiorari, vacated petitioner’s death sentence and remanded for further proceedings. Green v. Georgia, 442 U.S. 95, 99 S.Ct. 2150, 60 L.Ed.2d 738…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Donnelly v. DeChristoforoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Pullman-Standard v. SwintSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by33 opinions
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