Legal Opinion
Judson Ruffin v. Ralph Kemp, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 18, 1985No. 84-8679PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
R. LANIER ANDERSON, III, Circuit Judge:
Judson Ruffin (“Ruffin”) was convicted of murder, armed robbery, kidnapping, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm in the Superior Court of Taliaferro County, Georgia, on November 30, 1977. He is currently under sentence of death. Ruffin appeals from that portion of the district court’s decision which rejected Ruffin’s argument that his trial attorney, Walton Hardin, rendered ineffective assistance of counsel due to the presence of a conflict of interest. 1 591 F.Supp. 1136 (1984). We reverse.
I. FACTS
The charges against Ruffin arose from the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
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