Legal Opinion
Gerald Issac Sassoon v. Leroy Stynchombe, Sheriff and Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General of the State of Georgia
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 28, 1981No. 80-7525PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:
Gerald Issac Sassoon, a prisoner presently in custody pursuant to the judgment of a court of the State of Georgia, appeals from the district court’s denial of his application for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm the judgment, but for reasons different than those relied upon by the district court. The district court found that Sassoon’s incarceration violated federal law, but that he had waived the violation. We find that the question can properly be considered in the federal courts, but that there was no federal violation.
In 1974 Sassoon pleaded guilty to interstate…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by23 opinions
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