Legal Opinion
Ralph Dale Bass v. Louie Wainwright
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 10, 1982No. 80-5759PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Chief Judge:
Bass appeals from the dismissal of his petition for writ of habeas corpus.
Under the sparse facts as alleged Bass is serving concurrently two 25-year terms in Florida for felony murder convictions. Bass pled nolo contendere to the charges, reserving his right to appeal in state court the denial of his motion to suppress a con fession. After exhausting state remedies Bass filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in 1979, contending that his confession was obtained in violation of his constitutional rights. This petition was dismissed for failure to state a claim upon…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Tollett v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Sanders v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Lefkowitz v. NewsomeSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Wayne E. Ritter v. Fred Smith, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections and J.D. White, Warden, Holman UnitCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- James David Raulerson v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary of the Florida Department of Offender RehabilitationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Son H. Fleming v. Ralph Kemp, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- Earl Robinson, Jr. v. J.W. Fairman, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Feaster v. BeshearsDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1999
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