Legal Opinion
Joseph R. Spaziano v. Harry K. Singletary, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Thomas L. Barton, Superintendent, Florida State Prison
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 7, 1994No. 93-2049PublishedCited by 176 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, Circuit Judge:
Joseph R. Spaziano appeals from the district court’s denial of the 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition involving his conviction and death sentence in Florida for the murder of Laura Harberts.
I. PRIOR PROCEEDINGS
The long and tortuous procedural history of this case began nineteen years ago. Although the murder had occurred two years earlier, Spaziano was indicted for it in 1975. The next year he was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death in the Circuit Court of Seminole County, Florida. In his initial direct appeal, Spaziano raised six issues, none of which he is pursuing here.…
2Cases cited73 opinions
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- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by176 opinions
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