Legal Opinion
Tarver v. Hopper
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 11, 1999No. 97-6998PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:
Robert Lee Tarver, Jr., using 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenges his death sentence. We affirm the district court’s denial of relief.
BACKGROUND
Tarver, in 1985, was convicted of murdering Hugh,Kite, the owner of Kite’s Store. The State proved at trial that Tarver shot Kite three times behind the store and stole Kite’s wallet. See Tarver v. State, 500 So.2d 1232, 1235-36, 1239-41 (Ala.Crim.App.1986).
The district court found that, in preparation for Tarver’s trial, Tarver’s lawyers “made a deliberate strategic decision to concentrate on preparing for the guilt phase of the…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- Smith v. MurraySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by68 opinions
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