Legal Opinion
Leonard E. Davis v. Frank Blackburn, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 14, 1986No. 85-4638PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner appeals the denial of his application for writ of habeas corpus contending that the district court erred in denying his application without an evidentiary hearing. We affirm.
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Petitioner, Leonard E. Davis, was convicted in 1982 in a Louisiana state court of simple burglary and theft of an air conditioner and a typewriter from a public school. His conviction was affirmed on direct appeal by the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal. State v. Davis, 445 So.2d 163 (La.App.3d Cir.1984).
The principal prosecution witness at Davis’ trial was his alleged…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Jordan W. Anderson and Clyde W. Anderson v. Ross Maggio, Acting Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Ernest C. Hamilton, Lloyd E. Hennigan, Jr., Philip J. Shaheen, Jr., and Henri LoridansCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Stanley B. Robinson, Stanley B. Robinson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- United States v. John Hedman, Michael Jercich, Thomas Karnick and Henry LarsenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by9 opinions
- United States v. Nick Dipaolo and Edward WeatherCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Mmr Corp. And James B. RutlandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- John Lee Boyd v. Steve W. Puckett, Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary at ParchmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Alvin Hill, Cross-Appellant v. Lee Roy Black, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Corrections, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Andrew Meeks v. Donald A. Cabana, Superintendent, Mississippi Dept. Of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
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