Legal Opinion
Bailey v. Alabama
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 6, 1975No. 74-2104PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Per curiam
Bailey appeals the denial, without an evidentiary hearing,' of his petition for habeas corpus. We vacate and remand.
A jury found appellant guilty of robbery and sentenced him to 60 years. He immediately gave notice of appeal but subsequently withdrew it on the alleged ground that his attorney had asked to be relieved and had stated that he could not win the appeal. The appeal was dismissed on March 28, 1973. On April 10, 1973, proceeding pro se, he applied unsuccessfully to the trial court for a writ of coram nobis. The denial of eoram nobis relief was affirmed by the Alabama Court of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Joseph Bonaparte v. S. Lamont Smith, Warden, Georgia State Prison, Reidsville, Ga.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- William R. Johnson v. S. Lamont Smith, Warden, Georgia State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Albert W. Morris v. United States of America, William W. Weirbach, Jr., A/K/A Richard Paul Conner v. United States of America, Nos. 74-1095, 74-1179 Summary Calendar. Rule 18, 5 Cir. See Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. Of New York, 5 Cir. 1970, 431 F.2d 409, Part ICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- William Essex, Jr. v. M. J. ElliottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
3Cited by2 opinions
- Hiram B. Bailey v. Joseph A. OliverCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Hiram B. Bailey v. State of Alabama, No. 74-2104 Summary Calendar. Rule 18, 5 Cir., Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. Of New York, 5 Cir. 1970, 431 F.2d 409, Part ICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975