Legal Opinion
Joseph Lee, Jr. v. Louie L. Wainwright
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 28, 1972No. 71-3230PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
Joseph Lee, Jr., a prisoner of the State of Florida, appeals from the district court’s denial of his habeas corpus petition. Lee was convicted on trial by jury of murder in the first degree. He was sentenced on December 30, 1965, to life imprisonment by the Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida. There was no direct appeal.
In his federal habeas petition, the appellant contended that (1) he was mentally incompetent at the time of his arraignment and trial, but was denied a hearing on the issue; and that (2) his court-appointed counsel was inadequate because he failed to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Edward Morgan MacKenna v. O. B. Ellis, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Burlee Carroll v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Fred Loyd Hayes and Kenneth Ray McMasterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Emmitt Monroe Spencer v. L. L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Piehl v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1965
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3Cited by3 opinions
- United States v. McArthur Edwards, AKA Edwards McArthur and Charles Darnell WardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- People v. WhiteSupreme Court of Colorado · 1973
- United States v. SlaymanDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1984