BUFORD v. DUGGER

No. 87-3445.

841 F.2d 1057 (1988)

Robert Lewis BUFORD, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Richard L. DUGGER, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

March 18, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Weisberg, Weisberg and Berns, New York City, for petitioner-appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Charles Corces, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, Fla., for respondent-appellee.

Before HILL, VANCE and JOHNSON, Circuit Judges.


HILL, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner Robert Lewis Buford was convicted of first-degree murder, sexual battery upon a person under eleven years of age, and burglary, in connection with the rape and murder of seven-year old Toni Wright in November 1977. Following the Florida trifurcated procedure, the jury returned verdicts of guilty; the jury recommended life imprisonment for the murder and sexual battery convictions; and the trial judge imposed the death penalty for the...

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