Legal Opinion
Williamson v. Alabama
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 23, 1971No. 30917PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Per curiam
This appeal is taken from an order of the district court denying the petition of an Alabama state prisoner for the writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.
Appellant was first convicted upon trial by jury of first degree murder and was assessed the death penalty. On direct appeal the Alabama Supreme Court reversed the conviction and remanded for further proceedings. Williamson v. State, Ala.1952, 258 Ala. 24, 61 So.2d 1. Faced with a new trial appellant pled guilty. A jury convicted him on his plea and sentenced him to life imprisonment on October 23, 1952.
In his habeas petition filed below appellant…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Edward Askew v. State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by7 opinions
- William Johnson, Jr. v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- State v. BarlowNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1971
- Jessie Neal Williams v. Louie L. Wainwright, Etc., Jessie Neal Williams v. W. F. RouseCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Lancaster v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1978
- Albert Sidney Denton v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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