Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Alfred Stahl v. C. Murray Henderson, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 7, 1973No. 72-3013PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Per curiam
Alfred Stahl, a prisoner of the State of Louisiana, has appealed from the district court’s denial of his habeas corpus petition. We affirm.
Stahl, represented by three court-appointed counsel, was convicted upon trial by jury of murdering a fellow inmate at Angola Prison. He received a life sentence on February 28, 1958, the jury having returned a verdict of guilty without capital punishment. On direct appeal the judgment was affirmed. State v. Stahl, 1959, 236 La. 362, 107 So.2d 670.
Stahl was denied habeas relief by the Twentieth Judicial District Court of West Feliciana Parish, after an…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Juan D. Hernandez v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Odell v. HudspethCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1951
- Billy Leu Gregory v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
- State v. StahlSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
- Dennis v. DeesDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1968
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3Cited by77 opinions
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- State v. FinchWashington Supreme Court · 1999
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