Legal Opinion
P. C. McCloud v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director of Corrections, State of Florida
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 27, 1975No. 73-3408PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge:
The decision of this appeal is controlled by Van Eaton v. Wainwright, 5 Cir. 1975, 508 F.2d 849, decided contemporaneously. McCloud was arrested on March 13, 1967, and has ever since been confined. The Dade County, Florida grand jury was selected in April, 1967, sworn in May, and on June 8 it returned an indictment charging McCloud with rape. 1 On June 15, 1967, the court appointed counsel to represent McCloud on his trial. Counsel filed pretrial motions but no pretrial challenge was made to the composition of either the grand jury or the petit jury. The petit jury was…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Limmie West, III v. State of LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Andrew J. Scott v. Victor G. Walker, Warden of the Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Ex Rel. Preston Cobb, Jr. v. R. P. Balkcom, Jr., WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Eric Morris and Riley Sanders, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. L. B. Sullivan, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Richard Van Eaton, Jr., A-004413 v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Adult Corrections, State of Florida, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Lucien Jules Guidroz v. James A. Lynaugh, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, and Jim Mattox, Attorney General of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Richard Van Eaton, Jr., A-004413 v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Adult Corrections, State of Florida, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Thomas Eggleston, Jr. v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Rennie Johnson v. Walter T. Fogg, and the Attorney General of the State of New York, Robert AbramsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Rennie Johnson v. Walter T. Fogg, and the Attorney General of the State of New York, Robert AbramsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981