RONNIE KIRKSEY, PETITIONER,

v.

ALABAMA.

Citator

Cited By

• Hurst v. State, 202 So. 3d 40 (Fla. 2016)
  …tes Supreme Court has also vacated the death sentences of four Alabama inmates in light of Hurst v. Florida. See Russell v. Alabama, No. 15-9918, — U.S. —, 137 S.Ct. 158, — L.Ed.2d-, 2016 WL 3486659 (U.S. Oct. 3, 2016); Kirksey v. Alabama, — U.S. -, 136 S.Ct. 2409, 195 L.Ed.2d 777 (2016); Wimbley v. Alabama, — U.S. —, 136 S.Ct. 2387, 195 L.Ed.2d 760 (2016); Johnson v. Alabama, — U.S. —, 136 S.Ct. 1837, 194 L.Ed.2d 828 (2016).26 The current practices of these other states emphasize Florida’s outlier status, a…
• In re Marckson Saint Fleur, 824 F.3d 1337 (11th Cir. 2016)
  …3 S.Ct. 1678, 185 L.Ed.2d 727 (2013). . The Supreme Court recently granted a prisoner's petition for certiorari in a case that (just like Miller-El) asks if the Fifth Circuit's COA standard is too strict. See Buck v. Stephens, No. 15-8049, - U.S. -, 136 S.Ct. 2409, 195 L.Ed.2d 779, 2016 WL 531661 (U.S. June 6, 2016). . See, e.g., Ochoa v. Sirmons, 485 F. 3d 538, 541 (10th Cir. 2007) ("This statutory mandate does not direct the appellate court to engage in a preliminary merits assessment. Rather, it focuses ou…
• Buck v. Lorie Davis, 137 S. Ct. 759 (U.S. 2017)
  …el "den[ied] the application for a COA." Id., at 669. Buck's motion for rehearing en banc was denied over two dissenting votes. Buck v. Stephens, 630 Fed.Appx. 251 (C.A.5 2015) (per curiam ). We granted certiorari. Buck v. Stephens, 578 U.S. ----, 136 S.Ct. 2409, 195 L.Ed.2d 779 (2016). II A state prisoner whose petition for a writ of habeas corpus is denied by a federal district court does not enjoy an absolute right to appeal. Federal law requires that he first obtain a COA from a circuit justice or jud…

Authorities Cited

• Hurst v. Florida., 136 S. Ct. 616 (U.S. 2016)