Legal Opinion
White v. Estelle
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 8, 1977No. 76-3070PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner, a federal prisoner, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus attacking his state conviction for theft and a detainer filed pursuant to the conviction. The asserted ground was that his plea of guilty was invalid because it was made pursuant to a plea bargain which the state did not honor.
Earlier, petitioner had filed a state habeas proceeding. The state trial judge made no findings of fact or conclusions of law but filed a certificate stating that generally it was not his practice to enter into plea negotiations and that he did not feel he had done so in…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Bradley v. School Bd. of RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Thorpe v. Housing Authority of DurhamSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- LaVallee v. Delle RoseSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Wingo v. WeddingSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Donald Milton Orand v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Clifford Henry Bowen v. Gary D. Maynard, Warden, Oklahoma State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
- Howard v. Collins, and United States of America, Intervenor v. William Foreman, Vincent Pilleters and Terry WardenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Hillery v. PulleyDistrict Court, E.D. California · 1982
- Ben CALDERON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WACO LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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