Legal Opinion
Mims v. Wainwright
District Court, M.D. Florida
Decided November 17, 1975No. 72-858-Civ-J-TPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
TJOFLAT, District Judge.
This petition for a writ of habeas corpus was filed November 17, 1972 by an inmate of the Florida State Prison at Starke, Florida. 1 In his petition, John Wesley Mims offered numerous reasons why his conviction for rape was constitutionally invalid and should be set aside by this Court. Through its Orders of September 14, 1973 and January 28, 1974 the Court dismissed the bulk of petitioner’s claims as being without merit. 2 Only two questions remained for the Court’s determination: (1) Was petitioner denied his constitutional right to the effective assistance of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Kirby v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Coleman v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Foster v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by3 opinions
- State v. EbyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977
- Gaines v. HopperDistrict Court, M.D. Georgia · 1977
- Mims v. WainwrightCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976