Legal Opinion
Joe Eugene Skipper v. Louie L. Wainwright, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 6, 1979No. 78-3497PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Per curiam
Joe Eugene Skipper filed in federal district court a pro se Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 alleging numerous flaws in his state court conviction for the crime of carrying a concealed weapon. The court dismissed his petition, without evidentiary hearing, for failure to state a federal constitutional claim.
Skipper raises the following grounds in this appeal:(1) lack of certified counsel at trial(2) illegal search and seizure(3) alleged perjury by a witness(4) prosecutorial misconduct(5) ineffective assistance of counsel on motion to vacate(6) due process…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Stone v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- John A. Spinkellink, 1 v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Offender RehabilitationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Charles Wesley O'Berry v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Epifanio G. Alvarez v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Willie Albert Smith v. Lee Roy Black, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Jerry Carlo Moreno v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, and Jim Mattox, Attorney General of the State of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Dennis Edward Williams v. Frank Griswald, Warden, and Attorney General of the State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Norman S. Schlang v. Jack HeardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Henry Arthur Drake v. Robert O. FrancisCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
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