Legal Opinion
Johnny H. Smith v. Ross T. Gearinger, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 22, 1989No. 88-8303PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
The petitioner, Johnny H. Smith, convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment, appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for habeas corpus relief, alleging that the court erred in failing to hold an evidentiary hearing on his ineffective assistance of counsel claim. Smith claims that he was denied effective assistance of counsel when his trial counsel failed to challenge two jurors for cause, despite Smith’s protestations that these jurors were related to the victim and the victim’s mother. The district court found that this claim, as well as…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Billy Sunday Birt v. Charles N. Montgomery, Warden, Georgia State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by6 opinions
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