Legal Opinion
Williams v. Estelle
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 6, 1974No. 73-3854PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Harry Lee Williams appeals from denial of habeas corpus by the district court. He was convicted of assault with intent to kill with malice aforethought in a Texas state court in November 1970. The principal contention in this proceeding is that petitioner’s right to due process of law was violated when he was compelled to wear a prison uniform1 at his jury trial,2 despite his request for his readily available civilian clothes. We reverse and remand for a new trial.
I. The Due Process Implications of Trial in Prison Garb
In Brooks v. Texas, 5 Cir., 1967, 381…
2Cases cited64 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Larry K. Barnard v. C. Murray Henderson, Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Darrell Gene Blackburn v. Armond Cross, Chairman and Commissioners, Probation & Parole Commission, Stateof FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Robert Webster v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Alberti v. Sheriff of Harris County, TexasDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1975
- People v. RomanNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
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