Legal Opinion
Ezra Davis, Jr. v. Robert H. Butler, Sr., Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Respondent
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 27, 1987No. 86-4661PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
Ezra Davis, a state prisoner sentenced to life imprisonment after pleading guilty to charges of second degree murder, appeals the denial of his federal habeas corpus petition, 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On the third day of his trial, Davis changed his plea to guilty and was sentenced to life imprisonment with no possibility of parole, probation or suspension of sentence for forty years. He unsuccessfully sought postcon-viction relief in the Louisiana state courts, and was subsequently denied relief in federal district court. In his federal habeas petition, Davis raised…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Blackledge v. AllisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Henderson v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- John Hobbs v. Frank Blackburn, Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Billy Ray Self v. Frank Blackburn, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary and William J. Guste, Jr., Attorney General, State of LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Charles Herbert FullerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Lesko v. LehmanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- James v. CainCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- United States v. DemikCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
- Caesar Harmason v. Larry Smith, Acting Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
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