James Ernest Hitchcock v. Richard L. Dugger
Opinion
ON REMAND FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
Pursuant to the opinion issued April 22, 1987, by the Supreme Court of the United States, — U.S. -, 107 S.Ct. 1821, 95 L.Ed.2d 347 (1987), this cause is REMANDED to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida with instructions to enter an order granting the application for a writ of habeas corpus, unless the State within a reasonable period of time either resentences petitioner in a proceeding that comports with the requirements of Lockett v. Ohio, 438 U.S. 586, 98 S.Ct. 2954, 57 L.Ed.2d 973 (1978) or vacates the death sentence and imposes a lesser sentence consistent with law.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- James Ernest HITCHCOCK, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Richard L. DUGGER, Respondent-Appellee
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- 1 case
- Status
- Published