Legal Opinion
Russell Mosley v. S. Lamont Smith, Warden, Georgia State Prison
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 11, 1973No. 72-1601PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELL, Circuit Judge:
Appellant, a prisoner of the State of Georgia, is serving a life sentence for mprder by castration. The proof of guilt was more than ample. The victim was a former co-inmate of appellant in the state penitentiary where both were serving time for a crime committed jointly. They had been released on parole. The trial was in 1962, when the death penalty obtained. Court appointed counsel representing appellant was pleased and had good cause to be pleased with the life sentence at the hands of the jury rather than the death penalty, which had been sought. In addition, counsel…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Peters v. KiffSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Peters v. KiffSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Jack Henry Smith v. S. Lamont Smith, Warden, Georgia State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Joseph E. Edge, Sr. v. Louis L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Richard E. Byrd v. S. Lamont Smith, Warden, Georgia State Prison, Reidsville, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Marcus Wayne Chenault v. Leroy N. Stynchcombe, Sheriff of Fulton CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Reggie Clayton Madeley v. C. v. Kern, Sheriff of Harris County, and the State of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Steve S. Watson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Bailey v. AultCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Billy Homer Ferguson v. A. L. Dutton, Warden, Georgia State Prison, Reidsville, Ga.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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