Legal Opinion
Jones v. Smith
District Court, S.D. Alabama
Decided December 13, 1984No. Civ. A. 84-1421-HPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
HAND, Chief Judge.
This death penalty case is before the Court on Arthur Jones’ petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner was indicted for the murder of Hosea Waymon, and subsequently found guilty and sentenced to death by an Alabama State Court. For reasons stated below this Court concludes that the petitioner is not entitled to habeas relief, that his petition is due to be dismissed with prejudice, and that his motion for a stay of execution is due to be denied. The Court will, however, enter a temporary stay in order to allow the petitioner time to…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Magwood v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
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