Legal Opinion
Freddie Roach v. G. T. Mauldin, Sheriff of Whitfield County, Georgia
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 30, 1968No. 24793_1PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge:
On March 2, 1967, after an evidentiary hearing, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia denied appellant a writ of habeas corpus, Roach v. Mauldin, 277 F.Supp. 54. This judgment will be affirmed.
On May 18, 1965, in the Circuit Court of Whitfield County, Georgia, Roach was convicted of a rape alleged to have been committed on September 8,1964. He was sentenced to suffer the penalty of death. His conviction was affirmed by the Georgia Supreme Court, Roach v. State, 221 Ga. 783, 147 S.E.2d 299. The Supreme Court denied certiorari, 385 U.S.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Whitus v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Roach v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1966
- Orzell Billingsley, Sr., C. Herbert Oliver, J. S. Phifer and Abraham Woods, Jr. v. George W. ClaytonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Dean Rene Peters v. Jack T. Rutledge, Sheriff and Jailer of Muscogee County, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Cleveland Colson v. Lamont Smith, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Commonwealth v. VailesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
- State v. TaylorMontana Supreme Court · 1975
- William B. Donlavey v. S. Lamont Smith, Warden, Georgia State Prison, Reidsville, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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