Walker v. Wainwright

I fail to see why another round of proceedings under another form of procedure with the attendant delays to Petitioner and expense to the state is necessary when the result will inevitably be the same.

We denied a writ in these habeas corpus proceedings which sought a review of the dismissal of Petitioner’s appeal, and as a result Petitioner was granted certiorari by the Supreme Court of the United States. Our judgment denying the writ was vacated and the cause remanded for further consideration in the light of Anders v. State of California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493, decided…