Legal Opinion
James M. Goslin, Jr., Sheriff of Caddo Parish v. Willie Lee Thomas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 21, 1968No. 24797PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEWIN, Circuit Judge:
The appellant seeks a reversal of the order of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana granting relief upon the petition of Willie Lee Thomas for the writ of habeas corpus. The sole question before the district court was whether the right to counsel under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments extends to state misdemeanor cases. The district court held that it does and we affirm. The decision of the district court is reported in In re Thomas,’ 261 F.Supp. 263 (1966).
Thomas, in his petition in the lower court, asserted that he had been denied…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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3Cited by23 opinions
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