Holley v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis

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5 federal appellate · 4 state decisions

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1. ““Johnny Holley, Jr., was convicted of a first degree robbery in Alabama and sentenced to life without parole pursuant to Alabama’s Habitual Felony Offender Act. Denied habeas corpus relief from that sentence in the District Court, Holley argues that he was entitled to an evidentiary hearing on the issue of proportionality under Solem v. Helm, 463 U.S. 277 , 103 S.Ct. 3001 , 77 L.Ed.2d 637 (1983). “The decision in this case is controlled by Seritt v. State of Alabama, 731 F.2d 728 (11th Cir.1984), cert. denied, [469] U.S. [1062], 105 S.Ct. 545 , 83 L.Ed.2d 433 (1984). The magistrate’s Report and Recommendation, adopted by the District Court as its opinion, and set forth herein as an appendix, carefully responds to all arguments counsel has repeated on this appeal. “AFFIRMED.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Holley v. State