Legal Opinion
George Brown, Jr. v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Correction, State of Florida
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 21, 1978No. 77-2758PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Per curiam
The District Court denied George Brown, Jr.’s petition for habeas corpus, and he appeals. Brown contends that the District Court erred in failing to conduct an eviden-tiary hearing on his claims that (1) evidence used against him at his trial was wrongfully seized without a warrant; (2) he was charged by information instead of being indicted by a grand jury; and (3) his life sentence for a $71 robbery was excessive.
The District Court correctly held that appellant’s search and seizure claim was barred because it had been adjudicated previously. Its record in No. 69-189-Civ-T shows that relief…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Stone v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Alexander v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Melvin J. Bonner v. C. Murray Henderson, Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Antonio Rodriguez v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Ben Scarborough v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
3Cited by2 opinions
- William James Rummel v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- William James Rummel v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978