Legal Opinion
Marvin Francois v. Louie L. Wainwright
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 28, 1985No. 85-5430PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BY THE COURT:
Before the court are appellant’s motions for certificate of probable cause, for stay of execution pending appeal, and for oral argument. We DENY the certificate of probable cause. We DENY the motion for oral argument. The briefs have been excellent and the court finds that oral argument is unnecessary.
The court denies the motion to stay the execution beyond the 24 hours already granted. The Enmund issue [Enmund v. Florida, 458 U.S. 782, 102 S.Ct. 3368, 73 L.Ed.2d 1140] fails because the case is controlled by Ross v. Kemp, 756 F.2d 1483 (11th Cir.1985) (en banc). The evidence…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Zant v. StephensSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Enmund v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Proffitt v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Spaziano v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by11 opinions
- John Richard Marek v. Harry K. SingletaryCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
- Daniel Morris Thomas v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Dept. Of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Bobby Marion Francis v. Richard L. Dugger, Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Hargrave v. DuggerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- Washington v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2012
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