Legal Opinion
Amos Lumpkin v. Lamont Smith, Warden, Georgia State Prison
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 17, 1971No. 29813PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from an order of the District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, 309 F.Supp. 1325, denying a petition for a writ of habeas corpus brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (1959). We reverse and remand.
Petitioner was convicted of the offense of rape by the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia, on June 16, 1967, and was sentenced to life in prison. In this appeal, the petitioner limits himself to the contention that he was denied effective assistance of counsel because his court-appointed counsel failed to advise him of his right to appeal, the procedure and time…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Russell Judas Nelson v. C. C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1969
- Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida v. Clarence SimpsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Edgar C. Worts v. A. L. Dutton, Warden, Georgia State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Richard E. Byrd v. S. Lamont Smith, Warden, Georgia State Prison, Reidsville, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Johnnie Thomas v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Walters v. ScottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Arthur Lee Norris v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Amos Lumpkin v. James Ricketts, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Ronnie GipsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Demetri Thor v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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