Legal Opinion

Leonard N. Bastida v. Hon. Matthew S. Braniff, Judge, Div. 'B', Etc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 12, 1971No. 71-1042_1PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TUTTLE, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a decision, D. C., 321 F.Supp. 273, sustaining a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241(c) (3) and granting certain in-junctive relief requested by the petitioner. We affirm the granting of the writ, but vacate the injunction.

Appellee, Bastida, was convicted of simple burglary in Section B of the Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans. The presiding judge, Honorable Matthew S. Braniff, subsequently sentenced Bastida to nine years at hard labor, the maximum sentence. After exhausting his state court remedies, Basti-da…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Harold C. Hintz v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
  2. State v. BastidaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1970
  3. Bastida v. BraniffDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1970

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. United States v. Peter SalazarCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
  2. Albert Woodfox v. Charles FotiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
  3. Albert Woodfox v. Charles FotiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
  4. Raminder Kaur v. Robert L. Green, et al.District Court, D. Maryland · 2026

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