Legal Opinion
James Andrew Johnson, A/K/A Jerry Leon Brooks v. Joseph S. Hopper, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 12, 1981No. 79-3804PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
We review on appeal after remand the application of James Andrew Johnson for habeas corpus relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Johnson, a/k/a Jerry Leon Brooks, first petitioned pro se for habeas relief in 1978 alleging, inter alia, that his court appointed counsel, who was also appointed to represent Johnson’s two co-defendants in a joint trial, was laboring under an impermissible conflict. The district court dismissed the petition finding that it was based on only vague and conclusory allegations. We reversed and remanded for an evidentiary hearing, Brooks v. Hopper,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
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- Holloway v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by25 opinions
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