Legal Opinion
Paul F. Leverett v. Larry Spears, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 19, 1989No. 88-7160PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ZLOCH, District Judge:
The petitioner, Paul F. Leverett, was charged under an indictment with the capital offense of murder for hire of his wife, Elizabeth Smith Leverett. He was convicted on May 2,1983 of the offense of murder and was sentenced to a term of life imprisonment. His conviction and sentence were upheld by the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals on August 14,1984. The Alabama Supreme Court denied a petition for a writ of certiorari on January 25, 1985.
Petitioner then filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec tion 2254 in the United States District Court…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Engle v. IsaacSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Rose v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by37 opinions
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