Legal Opinion
William D. Cobb v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Department of Offender Rehabilitation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 4, 1982No. 80-5488PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
It is ordered that the petition for rehearing filed by the petitioner is DENIED. However, because of an inadvertent error in quoting a statute, we withdraw our original opinion 656 F.2d 982 (5th Cir.), and substitute the following in its place:
Appellant William D. Cobb was convicted by a jury in Florida district court of unnecessarily killing to prevent an unlawful act in violation of Fla.Stat. § 782.11 (1975) and was sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment. After exhausting state court remedies, he petitioned the United States District Court for the Southern District…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. HarrissSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- United States v. PetrilloSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Rose v. LockeSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by17 opinions
- E.K. Wilcox, Jr., Cross-Appellant v. J. Paul Ford, Warden, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- Robinson v. WadeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Willie X. Ross v. Joe S. HopperCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Calvin Carlos Campbell v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Jackie Vance Lowery v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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