Edward Garrett Hoskins v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
ON PETITION FOR REHEARING
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
We step back into the batter’s box, having allowed one to go by us 1 and tipping another, 2 in hopes that on our third and final swing we can avoid a judicial strike-out.
Edward Garrett Hoskins was indicted on May 21, 1959, in the Circuit Court of Leon County, Florida, for attempted robbery. Over eight and a half years later, on January 18, 1968, he was tried and convicted for that crime.
After exhausting his state remedies, Hoskins petitioned the federal court for habeas relief alleging that the state’s inordinate delay in bringing him to trial had deprived him of…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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