Legal Opinion
James G. Davis v. State of Alabama
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 13, 1979No. 78-1165PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
No one denies that James Davis, the appellant in this case, killed his wife. He pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity— his only possible defense — but a jury in Cullman County, Alabama, convicted him of first degree murder. After unsuccessfully pursuing his state remedies he petitioned for federal habeas corpus. He alleged that there were a number of constitutional errors in his trial. The United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama dismissed his petition. When Davis appealed, we upheld the district court on several grounds but remanded for an…
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