Legal Opinion

Tolbert Dickson v. Louie L. Wainwright

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided August 16, 1982No. 81-5013PublishedCited by 82 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner Tolbert Dickson sought in the district court a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In 1975 Dickson was found guilty of sexual battery in violation of Florida Statutes § 794.011(3) 1 and sentenced to thirty years imprisonment. On direct appeal the state’s intermediate appellate court affirmed without opinion, and the Florida Supreme Court declined review. Dickson v. State, 349 So.2d 1240 (Fla. 4th Dist.Ct.App.), cert. denied, 354 So.2d 980 (Fla.1977). Dickson’s requests under Fla.R. Crim.Pro. 3.850 for post-conviction relief were similarly…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Timothy George Baldwin v. Frank C. Blackburn, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, and William J. Guste, Jr., Attorney General, State of LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  4. Frank Hills v. C. Murray Henderson, Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
  5. Charles Branch v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980

3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by82 opinions

  1. Chavez v. Secretary Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2011
  2. Jones v. Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2016
  3. Nollie Lee Martin v. Louie L. WainwrightCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
  4. Antonio Diaz v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
  5. Billy Sunday Birt v. Charles N. Montgomery, Warden, Georgia State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984

77 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API