Legal Opinion
Carroll v. SECRETARY, DOC
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 17, 2009No. 08-14317PublishedCited by 300 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACK, Circuit Judge:
Elmer Leon Carroll, a Florida prisoner under a sentence of death, appeals the district court’s order denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The district court granted a certificate of appealability as to the second claim from Carroll’s petition: Whether Carroll was denied his rights of due process and equal protection when the state court failed to grant an evidentiary hearing on his claim of mental retardation and mental illness under Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304, 122 S.Ct. 2242, 153 L.Ed.2d 335 (2002). After review and oral argument, we…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Joseph R. Spaziano v. Harry K. Singletary, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Thomas L. Barton, Superintendent, Florida State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
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