Legal Opinion
James A. Williams v. State of Mississippi
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 26, 1979No. 79-2070 and 79-2363PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant, James A. Williams, was indicted by two Mississippi grand juries for various drug-related offenses. The grand jury of Lauderdale County returned two indictments against appellant for possession of marijuana with intent to deliver. The grand jury of Kemper County also returned two indictments against appellant, one for unlawful possession of methaqualone, the other for unlawful possession of more than one kilogram of marijuana. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. § 1443(1), 1 appellant filed four petitions for removal of the indictments to the United States District Court for the Southern…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- City of Greenwood v. PeacockSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Georgia v. RachelSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Rose v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Johnson v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Richard Bass v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Billy Guice and Howard Claxton, Sr. v. Ray Fortenberry, Superintendent, East Carroll Parish Prison Farm,respondent-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Mario Perez-HernandezCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Mattie Lee Bryant v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Jimmy Smith v. William F. Winter, Governor of the State of Mississippi, Mike Carr, Chancellor, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- United States v. CrossDistrict Court, M.D. Georgia · 1981
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