Legal Opinion
James Ernest Hitchcock v. Louie L. Wainwright
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 28, 1985No. 83-3578PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
This case was taken on rehearing en banc principally to consider two of several constitutional claims raised by petitioner James Ernest Hitchcock. He asserts (1) that at the time of his capital sentencing, Florida law unconstitutionally discouraged his attorney from investigating and presenting nonstatutory mitigating evi dence, and (2) that the trial court improperly considered petitioner’s refusal to plead guilty in imposing a death sentence. The district court denied all claims raised by Hitchcock without conducting an evidentiary hearing. We affirm.
In January 1977,…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Hitchcock v. DuggerSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Bernard Bolender, A/K/A Bernard Bolander v. Harry K. Singletary, Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
- William Duane Elledge v. Richard L. DuggerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- William Lee Thompson, Cross-Appellee v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Bobby Marion Francis v. Richard L. Dugger, Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
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