Legal Opinion
Glenn Griffith v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 19, 1976No. 75-4077PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner was convicted of violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 963, 952(a) and 841(a)(1). He filed a motion for new trial alleging that the government’s chief witness, Evelyn Herndon, had committed perjury. The trial court’s denial of his post-trial motions was affirmed by this court in an unpublished opinion, January 7, 1975. Griffith then brought this habeas petition, 28 U.S.C. § 2255, alleging that the Assistant United States Attorney was aware of the falsity of the statements made at trial by Evelyn Herndon. He appeals from the denial of that habeas petition.
In essence, petitioner presents a…
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- Julius Corpus v. Dr. George J. BetoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Albert Fuentes, Jr., and Edward J. Montez v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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- United States v. David L. MackCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Nixon v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1988
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