Legal Opinion
Jonathan Huey Lawrence v. Secretary Florida Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 30, 2012No. 10-13862PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARCUS, Circuit Judge:
At issue in this capital case is whether defense counsel were ineffective in failing to seek a competency hearing at the penalty phase of the defendant’s trial, and the corollary question of whether the defendant was in fact incompetent at the time he entered a plea of guilty to the brutal murder of eighteen-year-old Jennifer Robinson. The district court denied habeas relief on both counts. We agree, and accordingly affirm the judgment of the district court.
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The Florida Supreme Court summarized the essential facts surrounding the grisly murder in this way:
Lawrence’s…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Darden v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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