U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 1984

Spencer v. Zant

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · Decided March 28, 1984

729 F.2d 1293; 1984 U.S. App. LEXIS 24133 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Counsel

Edward D. Tolley, Athens, Ga., Anthony G. Amsterdam, John Charles Boger, Jack Greenberg, James N. Nabrit, III, Joel Berger, Deborah Fins, James S. Liebman, Barrington D. Parker, Jr., New York City, for petitioner-appellant in No. 82-8408., William Hill, Asst. Atty. Gen., Virginia H. Jeffries, Atlanta, Ga., for respondent-appellee in No. 82-8408., William Sumner, Quintus W. Sibley, Atlanta, Ga., Thomas M. Lahiff, Jr., Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, New York City, for amicus — Alpha Otis O’Daniel Stephens., John Charles Boger, Jack Greenberg, James M. Nabrit, III, Joel Berger, Deborah Fins, James S. Liebman, New York City, for petitioner-appellant in No. 82-8413., Jan Hildebrand, Mary Beth Westmoreland, Asst. Atty. Gen., Atlanta, Ga., for respondent-appellee in No. 82-8413., Mary Beth Westmoreland, Asst. Atty. Gen., Atlanta, Ga., for respondent-appellant, cross-appellee in No. 84-8176., Robert H. Stroup, Atlanta, Ga., John Charles Boger, New York City, for petitioner-appellee, cross-appellant in No. 84-8176.

Cases that cite this one

2 later published cases cite this decision. The 1 that cite it most often are listed here.

Van Roosevelt Solomon v. Ralph Kemp, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic & Classification Center (11th Cir. 1984)

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Opinion of the Court

BY THE COURT:

IT IS ORDERED, on the Court’s own motion, that the captioned appeal, No. 84-8176, McCleskey v. Zant, will be initially heard by the Court sitting en banc.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, on the Court’s own motion, that rehearing en banc is GRANTED in No. 82-8413, Ross v. Hopper, 716 F.2d 1528. The Clerk will establish a schedule for filing en banc briefs.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the en banc Court will withhold decision in appeal no. 82-8408, Spencer v. Zant, 715 F.2d 1562, pending submission and consideration of McCleskey and Ross.

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