Legal Opinion
Charlie H. Scarbrough v. A. L. Dutton, Warden, Georgia State Prison, Reidsville, Georgia
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 18, 1968No. 24740PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant is now serving a life sentence for murder in the Georgia State Penitentiary. After a full evidentiary hearing in the Federal Court on the disputed fact issues his petition for a writ of habeas corpus was denied by the District Judge. Cf. Townsend v. Sain, 1963, 372 U.S. 293, 83 S.Ct. 745, 9 L.Ed.2d 770. Appellant presents two points of error, both of which we find to be without merit, and we therefore affirm the decision of the District Court.
Appellant initially contends that he was denied due process of law because he was incarcerated for seven months prior to trial without ever…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Hamilton v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Thomas Lorenzo Williams v. Dr. George Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Burton Junior Post v. Otto C. Boles, Warden of the West Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Charles Donald Murphy v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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