Supreme Court of the United States September 3, 1985, 85-5319 (A-181) (Darden v. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections)

Chief Justice Burger,

dissenting.

In the 12 years since petitioner was convicted of murder and sentenced to death, the issues now raised in the petition for certio-rari have been considered by this Court four times, see Darden v. Florida, 430 U. S. 704 (1977) (dismissing certiorari as improvidently granted); Darden v. Wainwright, 467 U. S. 1230 (1984) (denying certiorari); Wainwright v.