Legal Opinion
Robert Howard v. C. Murray Henderson, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 29, 1975No. 75-2329PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Per curiam
In this habeas corpus petition involving a Louisiana state court conviction, Robert Howard contends that his federal constitutional rights were violated due to failure of his retained counsel to provide effective assistance in the state proceedings. Specifically, Howard contends that his attorney’s advice and investigatory efforts were inadequate to alert him to a self-defense claim which might have led him to contest the original charge instead of entering a plea of guilty to murder without capital punishment.
On December 26, 1967, Howard had a heated argument with a co-worker, went home to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Tollett v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Edward Morgan MacKenna v. O. B. Ellis, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Wilbert Herring v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Otis Ray Fitzgerald v. W. J. Estelle, Director Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by6 opinions
- United States v. Billy GrayCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Walker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1978
- Gaines v. HopperDistrict Court, M.D. Georgia · 1977
- Clarence Ballard v. Frank Blackburn, Jr., Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Mims v. WainwrightDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1975
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