Legal Opinion
Jerome Bowden v. Robert Francis, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 14, 1984No. 83-8426PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
Jerome Bowden, a Georgia death row inmate, appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for habeas corpus relief. Bowden’s principal constitutional claims concern his alleged mental incompetency and the failure of the trial court and his attorney to take appropriate steps to discover this fact. He contends that the trial court should have had him examined by a psychiatrist and determined his competency to stand trial before proceeding to trial and that his attorney should have introduced certain evidence regarding his mental state as a mitigating circumstance at…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Willie Clisby, Cross-Appellant v. Charlie Jones, Warden, Holman Unit, Alabama Department of Corrections, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- West v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Jerome Bowden v. Ralph Kemp, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification CenterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Jerome Bowden v. Ralph Kemp, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Rickie N. McNair 092673 v. Richard L. Dugger, Secretary, Dept. Of Corrections, Robert ButterworthCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
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