Legal Opinion
Efrain Rivera Colon v. E. A. "Doug" Hendry, Sheriff, Collier County
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 18, 1969No. 26602_1PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELL, Circuit Judge:
The background of this case is a petition by a state prisoner for a federal writ of habeas corpus. The petition was filed on March 1, 1968. Although successful in that endeavor, petitioner now finds that the activities which resulted in the original misdemeanor charges against him have undergone a form of metamorphosis in the eyes of the state. He is now charged with a felony on the basis of the same activities. He doubtless wonders what manner of mistake he made in seeking his constitutional right to counsel.
Petitioner, a migrant farm worker, was convicted of assault and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Clyde Harvey v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Julia Mae McDonald v. S. H. Moore, as Sheriff of Madison County, FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Fish v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1964
- Curtis M. Simpson, Warden, Kilby Prison, Montgomery, Alabama v. William S. RiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Bobby Hardwick v. Ollie Doolittle, Jailer and William Anderson, SheriffCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Clayborne Jamison, Jr., United States of America v. Clayborne Jamison, Sr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- United States v. John H. Thomas and Jon-T Farms, Inc., a Corporation, United States of America v. John H. Thomas, Also Known as J. H. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Hall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
- Bramlett v. PetersonDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1969
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