Lawhorn v. Allen, 11th Cir. Mar. 11, 2008
04-11711 Lawhorn v. Allen
BEFORE: BIRCH, BARKETT and WILSON, Circuit Judges.
BIRCH, Circuit Judge: An Alabama jury found petitioner James Charles Lawhorn (“Lawhorn”) guilty of capital murder and recommended that he be sentenced to death. The state circuit court judge adopted that recommendation and sentenced Lawhorn to death. After exhausting his state court remedies, Lawhorn filed a federal habeas corpus petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court granted in part and denied in part Lawhorn’s habeas petition, and the state appealed.1 After a thorough review of the record, and having the benefit of oral argument and the parties’ briefs, we REVERSE the district court’s judgment granting Lawhorn habeas relief by suppressing his confession, and AFFIRM the district court’s judgment granting Lawhorn habeas relief on the issue of ineffective assistance of counsel. … Lawhorn v. Allen.
