M. J. Wiman, Warden v. Jimmy Argo, Alias, Jimmy Argo, Alias v. M. J. Wiman, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
Jimmy Argo is in the custody of M. J. Wiman, the Warden of Kilby Prison, Alabama, serving a six-year sentence imposed upon him as a result of his conviction for grand larceny of a shipment of cigarettes and the truck in which they were being carried. After a full hearing on Argo’s petition for habeas corpus, the district court concluded, “that the denial of Argo’s motion for a short continuance or delay so that his retained counsel, Arthur Parker, could be located and be present, and the appointment of counsel who was not familiar with Argo’s case, and the putting of Argo…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Hysler v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- United States of America Ex Rel. Willie Seals, Jr. v. Martin J. Wiman, Warden, Kilby Prison, Montgomery, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- United States of America Ex Rel. Robert Lee Goldsby v. William Harpole, Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary, Parchman, MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Johnson v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1943
- Taylor v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
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- Woodard v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1965
- Rice v. SimpsonDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1967
- Adger v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1978
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