Legal Opinion
Dennis M. Cook v. Florida Parole and Probation Commission, and Jim Smith, Attorney General, State of Florida
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 2, 1985No. 83-5786PublishedCited by 26 opinions
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Per curiam
Appellant/petitioner Cook appeals from the district court’s dismissal of his habeas corpus petition for failure to exhaust state remedies. A resolution of this appeal depends on the peculiar circumstances present in this case.
In 1972, Cook was sentenced to life imprisonment after pleading guilty in Florida state court to one count of rape. He was released on parole in 1978. In 1979, he was arrested in New York on rape and sodomy charges, tried and found guilty. He is presently incarcerated in a correctional facility in New York state, where he is eligible for parole in November, 1986. After…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Marion Mason v. Charles Balcom, Superintendent, Montgomery Correctional Institution,respondent-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Willie Gray Dixon, Jr. v. State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- State v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Florida · 1970
- Benny Reynolds, Jr. v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Charles Gordon Breazeale v. R. M. Bradley, Warden, and Attorney General of the State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
3Cited by26 opinions
- O.P. Hollis v. J.O. Davis and the Attorney General of the State of Alabama, Court of Appeals, Bullock County, Criminal Courts, Union SpringsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Anthony Jerome Harris v. Ron Champion, Warden Susan Brimmer Loving , Attorney General for the State of OklahomaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
- Allen Lee Davis v. Richard L. Dugger, Robert A. ButterworthCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- Justine Justus Okot v. William L. CallahanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Dee Farmer v. Circuit Court of Maryland for Baltimore County Attorney General of the State of Maryland Richard H. RisonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994
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