Legal Opinion
Ernest G. Bland v. State of Alabama
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 21, 1966No. 22872_1PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from a judgment, entered after an evidentiary hearing, which denied habeas corpus to a state prisoner. The appellant Bland was convicted of armed robbery in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Alabama. Upon his trial and on appeal he was represented by able court-appointed counsel at all stages, except upon motion for new trial when he represented himself without counsel. The district court found that he was not prejudiced in any way by not having counsel on his motion for new trial, and that he had made an intelligent and understanding waiver of counsel…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Carnley v. CochranSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Hamilton v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida v. Clarence SimpsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Gautney v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1969
- Richard E. Byrd v. S. Lamont Smith, Warden, Georgia State Prison, Reidsville, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Cataphote Corporation v. Desoto Chemical Coatings, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
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