Legal Opinion
Michael Harvey Vail v. Raymond K. Procunier, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 9, 1984No. 84-2467PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Treating appellant’s notice of appeal as an application for a certificate of probable cause, Fed.R.App.P. 22(b), the application is DENIED. Appellant has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a federal right. Fabian v. Reed, 714 F.2d 39 (5th Cir.1983).
Infirmities in state habeas corpus proceedings do not constitute grounds for federal habeas relief. See Williams v. State of Missouri, 640 F.2d 140 (8th Cir.), cert. denied, 451 U.S. 990, 101 S.Ct. 2328, 68 L.Ed.2d 849 (1981). Because this allegation is insufficient, as a matter of law, the district court improvidently dismissed…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Nathaniel Williams v. State of MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Bobby Joe Fabian v. Jack Reed, Superintendent of Mississippi State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Irvin Scott, Jr. v. Ross Maggio, Jr., Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, and William J. Guste, Jr., Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Albert Alan Kemph, Jr. v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Colvin v. EstelleCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Johnny Lee Kirby v. Michael Dutton, Warden William Leech, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- Joe Mario Trevino, Jr. v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
- Joseph Bennard Nichols v. Wayne Scott, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Beazley v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
- Billie Austin Bryant v. State of MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1988
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