Legal Opinion
John Angus Wright v. Sec. For the Dept. of Correc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 10, 2002No. 00-11105PublishedCited by 377 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, Circuit Judge:
Fifteen and a half years ago, John Angus Wright robbed a bank in Stuart, Florida. While he and his confederates in the crime were fleeing, one of them fired shots at an innocent civilian. As a result of his criminal activity on that day, Wright was later convicted in state court of two counts of armed robbery and one count of third degree felony murder, and he was sentenced to consecutive life sentences for the robberies and to five years on the attempted murder.
During the intervening years, Wright’s efforts to have his conviction and sentence set aside in the courts of…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Drope v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
20 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by377 opinions
- Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Ted Herring v. Secretary, Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
- Jones v. Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2016
- Travis Clinton Hittson v. GDCP WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
- Joshua Daniel Bishop v. Warden, GDCPCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2013
372 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.