Eleventh Circuit· 1/7/1983

Ford v. Strickland

Citations

696 F.2d 804

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

sentencing jury’s failure to consider mitigating testimony about defendant’s family life, education, and work history did not create actual and substantial disadvantage to defendant
“While the existence of an aggravating or mitigating circumstance is a fact susceptible to proof under a reasonable doubt or preponderance standard the relative weight is not.” (citation omitted)
applying Sykes to failure to raise issues on direct appeal
failure to appeal on issue of confession

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Judges: Anderson, Clark, Except, Fay, Godbold, Henderson, Hill, Johnson, Kravitch, Opinions, Other, Roney, Shown, Their, Tjoflat, Vance

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