Legal Opinion
Wayne Fox v. Ira Kelso
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 7, 1990No. 89-8791PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COX, Circuit Judge:
In this habeas corpus case, the petitioner asserts that his guilty pleas to four misdemeanors should be vacated because they were not made intelligently and voluntarily with the knowledge that he would be waiving his constitutional right against self-incrimination. The district court found that the state had failed to carry its burden of proving that the guilty pleas were knowing and intelligent, and granted relief by vacating the convictions. 1 The state appeals.
I. BACKGROUND AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
In late May 1986, Wayne Fox was arrested and charged in Fannin County,…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Singleton v. WulffSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Maleng v. CookSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Carnley v. CochranSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Robert Vernon Bruce v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Bill Clark Herbert Futch Austin Hurst Louis Sliker and William Barrineau v. Coats & Clark, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Garlotte v. FordiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Franklin v. HightowerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
- Terry Brian Tower v. O.J. PhillipsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
- Maiker Vazquez v. Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2016
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