Legal Opinion
David Earl Wilson v. Robert H. Butler, Sr., Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, Louisiana
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 17, 1987No. 86-3537PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion
ON PETITION FOR REHEARING
Before RUBIN, JOHNSON, and JONES, Circuit Judges. ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
The petition for rehearing asks that, in addition to the relief granted, we vacate that portion of the district court’s judgment dismissing Wilson’s claim of ineffective assistance at the guilt phase of his trial. Wilson’s allegations in support of this claim were clearly insufficient to require an evi-dentiary hearing, but the issue presented by the petition for rehearing is not merely whether such a hearing should be held. This court has already ordered an eviden-tiary hearing on…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Robert v. Bruce v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- David Earl Wilson v. Robert H. Butler, Sr., Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- James David Autry v. Dan v. McKaskle Acting Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- James David Autry v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by32 opinions
- State v. HoffmanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
- Richard James Wilkerson v. James A. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Willie Albert Smith v. Lee Roy Black, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Andrew Lee Jones v. Robert H. Butler, Sr., Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola, LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Edward Anthony Ellis v. James A. Lynaugh, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
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