BOWIE

v.

LOUISIANA

Citator

Cited By

• Burns v. State, 699 So. 2d 646 (Fla. 1997)
  …while Burns was engaged in trafficking cocaine. Based on the foregoing, we conclude that Burns’ reliance on Songer is misplaced. While Songer is distinguishable, the instant case is comparable to Reaves v. State, 639 So. 2d 1 (Fla.), cert. denied, 513 U.S. 990, 115 S.Ct. 488, 130 L.Ed.2d 400 (1994). In Reaves, an officer encountered the defendant upon responding to a 911 call made outside a convenience store. Id. Reaves dropped a gun while conversing with the officer. Id. The two struggled over the gun, b…
• Reaves v. State, 942 So. 2d 874 (Fla. 2006)
  …onsistent testimony should have been admitted,” it found the trial court’s exclusion harmless error. Reaves, 639 So. 2d at 4. Reaves filed a petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court which was denied. See Reaves v. Florida, 513 U.S. 990, 115 S.Ct. 488, 130 L.Ed.2d 400 (1994). Reaves filed an initial motion to vacate judgment and sentence pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851 in February 1995. The motion was amended in February 1999. After a Huff1 hearing on May 28, 1…
• Cargill v. Turpin, 120 F.3d 1366 (11th Cir. 1997)
  …prisonment, and 10 years or 15 years or ever how long it is, seven years or five years ... ?” We are not at liberty to challenge this state court determination of state law. McBride v. Sharpe, 25 F. 3d 962, 972 (11th Cir.) (en banc), cert. denied, 513 U.S. 990, 115 S.Ct. 489, 130 L.Ed.2d 401 (1994). Moreover, a fair reading of the challenged remarks reveals that the prosecutor was attempting to convey the gravity of the crime and its consequences — the murder of the Williamses left four young boys withou…