Legal Opinion
Spencer v. SECRETARY, DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 22, 2010No. 06-16503PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARCUS, Circuit Judge:
In this capital case, Dusty Ray Spencer, a Florida prisoner convicted of first degree murder, aggravated assault, attempted second-degree murder, and aggravated battery, appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We granted Spencer a Certificate of Appealability on his claim that the state court erroneously denied him relief because of prosecutorial misconduct. Spencer alleges seven instances of misconduct. Five of them are procedurally barred, the sixth one was not included in the Certificate of…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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