Legal Opinion

Clifford Grooms v. Louie L. Wainwright, Etc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 25, 1980No. 79-1372PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

In this habeas corpus case we must decide whether the state violated appellant’s right against double jeopardy when the state retried him after the judge declared a mistrial without interrogating the jury, and whether appellant was denied' his due process right to an impartial jury in light of a remark allegedly made by a juror during the second trial. Because we find that appellant’s constitutional rights were not violated, we affirm the denial of appellant’s habeas corpus petition.

I. Facts.

Appellant Clifford Grooms was charged in Florida state court with armed…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Arizona v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. 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
  3. United States v. Thomas Joseph Chiantese and John Joseph CerrellaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  4. United States v. John C. Herring, A/K/A ScooterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  5. Jack Messelt v. State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979

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3Cited by50 opinions

  1. United States v. David Thai, Lan Ngoc Tran, Minh Do, Jimmy Nguyen, Hoang Huy Ngo, Quang Van Nguyen, and Lv Hong, A/K/A "l.v. Hong"Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
  2. United States v. Jimmy Dewitt Webster, Sr., Candido Daniel Santiago, Barry Weinreich, Joe Buhajla, Arthur Byron Murphy, and Clarence RoyalstonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  3. United States v. BradleyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2011
  4. United States v. Kevin Williams-DavisCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
  5. Torres v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981

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