Legal Opinion
Willie Charles Lane v. Thomas F. Jones, Sheriff of Glynn County, Georgia
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 2, 1980No. 79-3179PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
By petition for writ of habeas corpus, filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, Willie Charles Lane complained that he was denied due process of law when tried for murder as an adult rather than having his case adjudicated in the juvenile court. Because we conclude that the case is controlled by this court’s prior decision in Woodard v. Wainwright, 556 F.2d 781 (5th Cir. 1977), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 1088, 98 S.Ct. 1285, 55 L.Ed.2d 794 (1978) we affirm the district court’s denial of the writ.
There is no factual dispute. Petitioner was born on February 13,1963. On December…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Kent v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Wayne Woodard v. Louis L. Wainwright, Eddie Bell v. Louis L. Wainwright, Secretary of Department of Offender RehabilitationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Relyea v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Lane v. JonesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- Hartley v. ClackSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
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