Legal Opinion
Dobbs v. Turpin
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 9, 1998No. 95-8244, 97-8636PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HATCHETT, Chief Judge:
In this capital case, we (1) affirm the district court’s finding that Wilburn Dobbs received ineffective assistance of counsel during the sentencing phase of his trial, (2) grant the petition for writ of habeas corpus and (3) remand the ease for resentencing.
I. BACKGROUND
On May 22, 1974, a jury in the Superior Court of Walker County, Georgia, convicted Dobbs on two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of armed robbery and one count of murder. The convictions arose out of an armed robbery at a convenience store in Chickagmauga, Georgia, on December 14, 1973, and…
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