1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.Supp.
  4. 515 F.Supp.
  5. 515 F.Supp. 22 (1981)
 

FOSTER v. STRICKLAND

No. TCA 81-0847.

515 F.Supp. 22 (1981)

Charles Kenneth FOSTER, Petitioner, v. Charles G. STRICKLAND, Jr., et al., Respondents.

United States District Court, N. D. Florida, Tallahassee Division.

May 29, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven L. Seliger, Tallahassee, Fla., Richard H. Burr, III, Southern Prisoners Defense Committee, Nashville, Tenn., for petitioner.

Gregory C. Smith, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, Fla., for respondents.

ORDER STAYING EXECUTION

HIGBY, District Judge.

Charles Kenneth Foster, a person in Florida's custody, has filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in this court. Mr. Foster has been sentenced to death; a death warrant has been signed; and he is scheduled for electrocution June 3, 1981.

Foster's petition raises 18 alleged constitutional errors entitling him to relief. One of the most important is his allegation of ineffective assistance of counsel...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases