Legal Opinion
Lilton Baker v. Charles Montgomery
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 2, 1987No. 85-8799PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HILL, Circuit Judge:
Defendant Lilton Baker is currently serving a life sentence for murder, a fifteen year sentence for aggravated battery, a fifteen year sentence for two counts of incest and a twelve month sentence for simple battery. Defendant brought this present petition for a writ of habeas corpus challenging his incarceration by the state of Georgia. The United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia granted the petition with respect to the defendant’s murder conviction, finding that a violation of Sandstrom v. Montana, 442 U.S. 510, 99 S.Ct. 2450, 61 L.Ed.2d 39…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Francis v. FranklinSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Verone Marin Fehlhaber, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. Robert F. Fehlhaber, Defendant-Appellant-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- M. W. Holloway v. Clay E. McElroy WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Calvin Gunn v. Lanson Newsome, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
- Freeman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1988
- Bob Edward Lancaster v. Lanson NewsomeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
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