Legal Opinion
Marion Mason v. Charles Balcom, Superintendent, Montgomery Correctional Institution,respondent-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 25, 1976No. 74--3602PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
The State of Georgia on behalf of respondent Balcom, Superintendent of the Montgomery Correctional Institution, appeals from the District Court’s grant of habeas relief to petitioner-appellee Mason, a state prisoner, who pleaded guilty in state court to charges of robbery and burglary. The State’s chief contentions on appeal are that the District Court abused its discretion in not according the findings of the state habeas court a presumption of correctness pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254(d), and that the District Court erred in its findings that the State failed to…
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3Cited by83 opinions
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