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 13, 1987No. 83-7486 & 86-7235PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
This death penalty case presents a rare set of circumstances involving the state’s attempt to reinstate a death sentence following a Supreme Court decision in a related case. The only issues facing us on appeal are procedural in nature, and thus there is no need to discuss the underlying facts of the defendant’s crime or his trial. 1
I. BACKGROUND
Defendant Wayne Eugene Ritter, along with his accomplice John Louis Evans, III, 2 was convicted on April 26, 1977 of the murder of pawn shop operator Edward Nassar. As required by the then-operative Alabama statute, 3 the jury…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Ackermann v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Klapprott v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by95 opinions
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