Legal Opinion
Darden v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided March 14, 1988No. Nos. 72087, 72088PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Per curiam
Willie Darden, a state prisoner under sentence of death for whom a seventh death warrant has been signed, petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus and requests a stay of execution, which is scheduled for 7:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 15, 1988. Darden also requests leave to file a petition for writ of error coram nobis with the trial court. We have jurisdiction, article V, section 8(b)(9), Florida Constitution, and deny the requested relief.
Darden has an extensive history before this Court. This Court affirmed Darden’s 1978 conviction of firsbdegree murder and sentence of death in Darden…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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