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· 6/24/1970

James L. Byrd v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Florida Division of Corrections

Citations

  • 428 F.2d 1017
  • 1970 U.S. App. LEXIS 8515

How courts have described this case

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

  • noting that “[t]he unsupported possibility that (exculpatory testimony of a co-defendant) might be forthcoming does not make the denial of a motion for severance erroneous”
  • listing “the demands of effective judicial administration and economy of judicial effort” as a factor a court can consider when ruling on a motion to sever
  • “The sequence in which trials [are] held is in the discretion of the court.”
  • discussing events that occurred at the trial

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Judges: Godbold, Dyer, Morgan

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