FORD v. STRICKLAND

Nos. 84-5293, 84-5372.

734 F.2d 538 (1984)

Alvin Bernard FORD, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Charles G. STRICKLAND, Jr., Warden, Florida State Penitentiary, Louie L. Wainwright, Secty., Dept. of Offender Rehabilitation, Florida, and Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Florida, Respondents-Appellees. Alvin Bernard FORD, or Connie Ford, individually, and acting as next friend on behalf of Alvin Bernard Ford, Petitioners-Appellants, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Secretary, Department of Corrections, State of Florida, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

May 30, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. Burr, III, Richard L. Jorandby, West Palm Beach, Fla., for petitioners-appellants.

Joy B. Shearer, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, Fla., for respondents-appellees.

Before HENDERSON, ANDERSON and CLARK, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

In Case No. 84-5293 we deny the application for a certificate of probable cause and we deny the application for stay of execution. The single issue raised, i.e., the Barclay issue, requires no discussion.

In Case No. 84-5372, we grant the application for a certificate of probable cause, and we grant the application for a stay of execution, finding that two of the grounds asserted warrant this relief.

First, Ford asserts that he is...

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