Legal Opinion

Robert Shuler and Jerry Chatman v. Louie L. Wainwright, Direcotor, Division of Corrections, State of Florida

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 27, 1974No. 72-2481PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COLEMAN, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from a judgment granting habeas corpus relief to Robert Shuler and Jerry Chatman, Shuler v. Wainwright, 341 F.Supp. 1061 (M.D., Fla., 1962). In part, we reverse the judgment of the District Court and we remand the remainder for further proceedings.

In Lake County, Florida, on the night of March 10, 1960, a fifty-six year old spinster, who lived alone, was driven from her home by burglarious intruders, cruelly beaten, and brutally raped. A doctor testified that she was incompetent during her hospitalization for the injuries sustained in the attack and…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. United States v. MatlockSupreme Court of the United States · 1974

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. Gennero Galtieri v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, John Matera v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  2. William L. Calley, Jr., Cross-Appellant v. Howard H. Callaway, Etc., Etc., Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  3. United States v. Leonard Crow DogCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
  4. Hauptmann v. WilentzDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1983
  5. Gary L. Quigg v. Roger W. Crist, Warden of the Montana State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980

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