Legal Opinion
Stephen Todd Booker v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Department of Offender Rehabilitation, State of Florida
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 25, 1983No. 82-5468PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
Stephen Todd Booker appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for habeas corpus challenging his sentence of death imposed pursuant to Florida Statute Section 921.141 (1977). On appeal, Booker advances four contentions: 1) the prosecutor’s use of information derived from a psychiatric examination in cross examination of Booker during the penalty phase violated his fifth amendment rights; 2) the prosecutor’s introduction of evidence concerning Booker’s prior acts of violence permitted the jury to consider a nonstatutory aggravating circumstance; 3) the state trial…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Garnett William Cape v. Robert Francis, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Stephen Todd Booker v. Richard L. DuggerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- Magwood v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Freddie Davis, Cross-Appellant v. Ralph Kemp, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center, Respondent- Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- Stephen Todd Booker v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Dept. Of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
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