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Floyd Leon Watson v. State of Alabama

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided April 5, 1988No. 86-7618PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Per curiam

Floyd Watson, a prisoner convicted by an Alabama court of first degree burglary 1 and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole as a habitual felon, petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus. The district court denied the petition, and we affirm.

Watson raises three issues before this court, only one of which merits full discussion. According to Watson, the Alabama trial judge violated his constitutional rights by coercing the jury to reach a unanimous verdict.

BACKGROUND

The trial transcript reveals that, after the jury deliberated for an hour and thirty-five minutes, they returned with a…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Engle v. IsaacSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Cupp v. NaughtenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. Henderson v. KibbeSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1999
  2. United States v. Christopher BrokemondCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
  3. Harris v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. United States v. Monty Ray GrowCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2020
  5. Dobbs v. ZantDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1989

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