Legal Opinion
James G. Davis v. State of Alabama
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 14, 1977No. 76-1273PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner James G. Davis appeals the denial of his petition for habeas corpus relief, sought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. The Circuit Court of Cullman County, Alabama convicted Davis of first degree murder on November 26, 1973. After exhausting his state remedies, 1 Davis filed the present petition 2 with the district court. Adopting the report of the United States Magistrate and holding no evidentiary hearing, the district court dismissed the petition.
On November 26, 1973, the day that…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Drope v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Estelle v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by44 opinions
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- United States v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Joe Pedrero v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Dept. Of Offender Rehabilitation, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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