Legal Opinion
Wayne E. Ritter v. Fred Smith, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections and J.D. White, Warden, Holman Unit
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 9, 1984No. 83-7486PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Wayne Eugene Ritter was tried and convicted of capital murder on April 26, 1977, in the Mobile County, Alabama, Circuit Court. The trial court sentenced him to death. After exhausting his review by way of direct appeal in the Alabama state courts, petitioner filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. The district court denied all requested relief and dismissed the petition. Ritter v. Smith, 568 F.Supp. 1499 (S.D.Ala.1983). This appeal followed.
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2Cases cited49 opinions
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Eddings v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Wright v. HopperCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999
- Baldwin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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- Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1985
- Ex Parte SingletonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
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