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FORD v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 84-5372.

752 F.2d 526 (1985)

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.

January 17, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. Burr, Public Defender, 15th Judicial Circuit of Fla., Richard L. Jorandby, Asst. Federal Public Defender, West Palm Beach, Fla., Laurin A. Wollan, Jr., Tallahassee, Fla., for petitioners-appellants.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., State of Florida, Joy Shearer, Russell Bohn, Penny H. Brill, Asst. Attys. Gen., West Palm Beach, Fla., for respondent-appellee.

Before VANCE and CLARK, Circuit Judges, and STAFFORD, District Judge.

PER CURIAM:

Over ten years ago, on July 21, 1974, Alvin Bernard Ford murdered a helpless, wounded police officer by shooting him in the back of the head at close range. Ford was captured, tried in state court and sentenced to death. The history of these events and the various steps in the judicial proceedings that followed are set forth in more detail in our original panel opinion, Ford v. Strickland, 676 F.2d 434 (11th Cir...

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