Legal Opinion

Allen v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided July 14, 2010No. 09-13217PublishedCited by 101 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARNES, Circuit Judge:

In November of 1991 Dortha Cribbs left her home in Ohio to drive to Florida to sell a trailer and get her vacation home down there ready to sell. Allen v. State, 662 So.2d 323, 325 (Fla.1995) (“Allen I”). The year before, Lloyd Allen Chase had escaped from a prison work release program in Kansas and headed east. Id. at 327, 331. Unfortunately for Cribbs, their paths crossed at a truck stop in Atlanta, where they struck up a relationship. Id. at 325-26. Their relationship ended when Allen stabbed Cribbs to death and stole her car in Summerland Key, Florida on November 13,…

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2Cases cited72 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by101 opinions

  1. Chavez v. Secretary Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2011
  2. Jones v. Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2016
  3. Terrell M. Johnson v. Secretary, DocCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2011
  4. Emerson Pinkney v. Secretary, Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2017
  5. United States v. HillCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2011

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