Legal Opinion
Arthur Lee Hamilton v. State of Florida
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 15, 1968No. 25261_1PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant, a Florida state prisoner represented by court appointed counsel, was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1962 on a plea of guilty to a charge of murder. His petition for habeas corpus was denied without an evidentiary hearing in the District Court.
His contentions were that he was held incommunicado for eleven days; that his counsel was inadequate and incompetent; that he was arrested without a warrant; and that he was not taken before a magistrate. There is no allegation whatever to connect these charges with the decision to plead guilty. We held in Busby v. Holman, 5 Cir., 1966, 356…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- David Busby v. William C. Holman, Warden, Kilby PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Grant Cooper v. William C. Holman, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Willard Broxson v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
3Cited by10 opinions
- Albert Zales v. C. Murray Henderson, Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Henry A. Parrish v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. SummerlinDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1969
- Leroy Williams v. S. Lamont Smith, Warden, Georgia State Prison, Reidsville, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Hamilton v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1969
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