Legal Opinion
Jack Messelt v. State of Alabama
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 17, 1979No. 78-2282, 78-2283PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Per curiam
These appeals from the denial of two petitions for relief under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 present the issue whether a member of the State bar committed so “blatant [a] breach of the sacred loyalty owed his client” 1 that the two challenged State convictions were rendered fundamentally unfair by (1) suggesting to the State prosecutor that pending charges be dismissed and Petitioner be reindicted on more serious charges in order to gain more leverage to collect his fee, and (2) proposing that Petitioner participate in the attorney’s own drug scheme in lieu of payment of a fee, which proposal resulted…
2Cases cited47 opinions
- Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Edward Morgan MacKenna v. O. B. Ellis, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Gennero Galtieri v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, John Matera v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Gusik v. SchilderSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Limmie West, III v. State of LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by45 opinions
- United States v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Charles William Proffitt v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Offender RehabilitationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Conrado Vela v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Robert G. Lamb v. Marvin Jernigan, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Ronald K. Spivey v. Walter Zant, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification CenterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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