Legal Opinion
Evans v. Secretary, Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 4, 2013No. 10-14920PublishedCited by 149 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRYOR, Circuit Judge:
The issue in this appeal is whether a reasonable jurist could conclude that evidence of a capital murderer’s mental health problems, including antisocial personality disorder; his crack cocaine and alcohol abuse; his life of crime, including drug dealing, robberies of drug dealers, and regular use of firearms; and his history of escalating violence, particularly toward women, was likely to be more harmful than helpful if introduced as mitigation during the penalty phase of his trial. Wy-dell Evans shot and killed his brother’s 17-year-old girlfriend, Angel Johnson, two…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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3Cited by149 opinions
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