Legal Opinion
Joseph Avery Robinson v. John P. Whitley, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 8, 1993No. 90-4554PublishedCited by 119 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:
On April 23, 1984, a jury in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, convicted Joseph Avery Robinson of aggravated rape. The trial judge sentenced Robinson to life in prison at hard labor, without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. The Louisiana court of appeals for the third circuit affirmed his conviction on direct appeal, State v. Robinson, 480 So.2d 329 (La.App. 3rd Cir.1985), and the Louisiana supreme court denied writ without comment. State v. Robinson, 498 So.2d 13 (La.1986).
Robinson chose not to collaterally attack his conviction through the state…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Dillingham v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by119 opinions
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