Legal Opinion
Edgar C. Worts v. A. L. Dutton, Warden, Georgia State Prison
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 5, 1968No. 25217_1PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRIFFIN B. BELL, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal by a state prisoner from the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He is serving consecutive sentences on convictions of robbery by force. He was sentenced in 1962 after pleading not guilty and after a jury, in a single trial, returned a verdict of guilty as to both robberies. He took no state court appeal. We must consider nine alleged grounds for relief. 1
Appellant contends that he was illegally arrested and illegally detained in jail for more than two months prior to trial. These allegations fail for want of proof. He contends…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Thomas Lorenzo Williams v. Dr. George Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Swenson v. BoslerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Aubrey Pate v. William C. Holman, Warden, Kilby Prison, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida v. Clarence SimpsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by56 opinions
- Michael A. Mayola v. State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- State v. OrtizSupreme Court of Kansas · 1982
- David A. Davis v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Rhodes v. LeveretteWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1977
- Arthur Lee Norris v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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