Legal Opinion
Oscar Brown Boykins, Jr. v. Louie L. Wainwright
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 3, 1984No. 82-3086PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
The petitioner, Oscar Brown Boykins, was convicted of robbery in violation of Fla. Code Ann. § 812.13 and sentenced to life imprisonment. Boykins appeals from the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We find the petitioner’s claim that he was denied effective assistance of counsel at his trial is without merit. Nevertheless, we reverse the district court’s denial of the writ because the trial court’s limitation of the scope of a key defense witness’s testimony denied the petitioner the right to present witnesses in his own defense in violation of the due…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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3Cited by90 opinions
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