Legal Opinion
Christopher v. State of Florida
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided March 13, 1984No. 82-1293-Civ-JLKPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
JAMES LAWRENCE KING, District Judge.
On June 15, 1982, a death warrant was signed by the Governor of the State of Florida for the execution of William D. Christopher. Mr. Christopher then filed this Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus seeking a stay of execution. The stay was granted on June 23, 1982, to permit this court to review the federal constitutional claims of petitioner. 541 F.Supp. 734.
In June of 1982, the United States Court of Appeals had under consideration a case challenging the alleged consideration of ex parte information by…
2Cases cited56 opinions
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- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by5 opinions
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