Legal Opinion
Parker v. Dugger
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 19, 1989No. 88-3189PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from the district court’s judgment granting Robert Lacy Parker’s petition for habeas corpus relief. We reverse.
I. FACTS
This case involves three murders committed in Duval County, Florida on February 6-7, 1982.1 Parker, then a drug dealer, was known to have a violent temper and to possess several firearms. The day the murders began, Parker became irritated because many of his customers were not paying their accounts. He decided to reinforce his reputation as a tough dealer and began by throwing a rope over a tree limb and threatening to hang Tommy…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by17 opinions
- James Armando Card v. Richard L. DuggerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Bobby Marion Francis v. Richard L. Dugger, Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- James Harmon, Iii, 080164 v. Tom L. Barton, Robert ButterworthCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Terry Brian Tower v. O.J. PhillipsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
- Bobby Earl Lusk, Cross-Appellant v. Richard L. Dugger, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
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