Legal Opinion
The United States of America, Ex Rel. Emile Weston, Jr. v. Maurice Sigler, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 20, 1962No. 19402PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, Circuit Judge.
The relator, Emile Weston, Jr., has appealed from a judgment of the District Court of the Eastern District of Louisi ana by which his application for a writ of habeas corpus was denied.
On June 18,1956, Weston was indicted for rape. On October 17, 1956, he was convicted and sentenced to death. The conviction was affirmed on appeal to the Supreme Court of Louisiana. State v. Weston, 232 La. 766, 95 So.2d 305. A writ of habeas corpus was sought from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The application was denied on the ground that state…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Eskridge v. Washington State Board of Prison Terms & ParolesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Dowd v. United States Ex Rel. CookSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- State v. WestonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1957
- Wayne K. Patterson, Warden of the Colorado State Reformatory, and Harry C. Tinsley, Warden of the Colorado State Penitentiary v. Ellsworth MedberryCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Adam Amos Mack and Shelton Williams v. Victor G. Walker, Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- State v. CloudSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1964
- Gray v. SwensonDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1969
- Cruz v. PattersonDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1966
- Miller v. BomarDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1963
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