Legal Opinion
Williams v. Wainwright
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided November 19, 1969No. Civ. A. No. 69-1082PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DISMISSING PETITION
ATKINS, District Judge.
This cause is before the Court on the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus of Edward Williams. The Response of the State has been received.
Petitioner has been twice tried for the April, 1962 murder of Lucy Ann Wellington. The first conviction was overturned and a new trial ordered by the Florida Supreme Court pursuant to Criminal Procedure Rule 1, F.S.A. ch. 924 Appendix. Williams v. State, 184 So.2d 525 (4th DCA Fla. 1966). Both juries failed to recommend mercy and Petitioner was sentenced to death. The second conviction was affirmed on direct…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Venson Eugene Williams v. A. L. Dutton, Warden of the State Prison at Reidsville, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Grider v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
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