Legal Opinion
David Jon Liner v. C. Paul Phelps, Secretary, Department of Corrections and William J. Guste, Jr., Attorney General of the State of Louisiana
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 14, 1984No. 83-3128PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from the judgment of the district court denying appellant’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus in which he challenged the validity of his Louisiana conviction for first degree murder. Appellant’s challenge is predicated solely on the alleged defectiveness of the wording of the indictment on which he was prosecuted. Appellant was indicted in September 1978. The indictment charged him with having on May 20, 1978, in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, “committed first degree murder of Roxanna Barrilleaux; contrary to the provisions of R.S. 14:30 of the State…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Hurtado v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Alexander v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Beck v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Carter v. Jury Comm'n of Greene Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Benny Dale Alexander v. O.L. McCotter Director, of Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Fred Douglas Mills v. Criminal District Court 3, Hon. Gary Stephens, and Lee Ann Breading, District AttorneyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Clifton Fransaw v. James A. Lynaugh, Interim Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Jang Han Bae v. Howard Peters, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Frank R. Millard v. James A. Lynaugh, Interim Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
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