Legal Opinion
Lee Lane, Pmb 60120 v. C. Murray Henderson, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 6, 1973No. 73-1417PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Per curiam
Lee Lane, a prisoner of the State of Louisiana, has appealed from the district court’s denial of his petition for habeas corpus relief. We reverse the ruling below, and remand the cause for further proceedings.
The. appellant received a life sentence on his plea of guilty on May 17, 1963, in the 20th Judicial District Court of Louisiana. Lane was not represented by counsel at plea; the minutes of the court recite that he then was indigent but waived the assistance of counsel. No direct appeal was taken from the judgment. The record shows that Lane has, however, exhaused his available state…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Garnett B. Fortner v. R. P. Balkcom, Jr., Warden, Georgia State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Buster O'Neal v. S. Lamont Smith, Warden, Georgia State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Bert Leroy Hunter v. Harold R. Swenson, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by6 opinions
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