Leonard N. Bastida v. Hon. Matthew S. Braniff, Judge, Div. 'B', Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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…
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- State v. BastidaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1970
- Bastida v. BraniffDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1970
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