Legal Opinion
Sanders v. Moore
District Court, M.D. Florida
Decided August 14, 2001No. 5:97CV118OC-10GRJPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION GRANTING WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS UNDER 28 USC § 2254
HODGES, District Judge.
This is a habeas corpus proceeding brought by a state prisoner, through counsel, under 28 USC § 2254. The Petitioner is serving consecutive sentences of life imprisonment for murder and has now been incarcerated for over ten years.
The case presents a set of circumstances, both factually and legally, that can only be described as bizarre.
After hearing the oral arguments of counsel, and after study of their briefs and the record as a whole, I have decided that two of the Petitioner’s interrelated…
2Cases cited57 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
- United States v. William Anthony Johnson (04-5110/6161) and Christopher L. Stone (04-5146)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
- Commonwealth v. CruzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
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- Commonwealth v. CruzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
- United States v. StoneCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005
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