Legal Opinion
Cleveland Colson v. Lamont Smith, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 21, 1971No. 28943_1PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
Cleveland Colson was indicted by the Fulton County, Georgia, Grand Jury on February 15,1963, along with three other defendants, for robbery by use of force and arms. On April 1, 1963, Colson, represented by court-appointed counsel, pleaded guilty and was sentenced by the Fulton County Superior Court to a term of fifteen to twenty years. In February 1968 Colson filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in federal district court. His action was stayed several times pending exhaustion of available remedies in the Georgia state courts. Finally, in September 1969, the…
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