Legal Opinion
Kenneth Wayne Whitmore v. Ross Maggio, Jr., Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Respondents
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 24, 1984No. 83-3734PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
A prisoner convicted of two counts of armed robbery in a Louisiana state court and sentenced to a total of 125 years’ imprisonment, without benefit of parole, seeks habeas corpus on the grounds that the evidence was not sufficient to support his conviction, the state court’s charge confused the jury, and the sentence constitute(j cruel and unusual punishment. For reasons somewhat different from those advanced by the district court, we affirm the judgment denying relief on two of the grounds stated, but remand for further consideration of the eighth amendment…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Jerry Carlo Moreno v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, and Jim Mattox, Attorney General of the State of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Prado McGee Jr. v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Benny Dale Alexander v. O.L. McCotter Director, of Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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- Presley v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
- United States v. Robert Lyle Lamp, Jr., Michael J. Yuretich and Mark Alan EberwineCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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