Legal Opinion
Oran Johnson v. Nathan Mayo, as Custodian of the Florida State Prison
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 30, 1958No. 16834PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMERON, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, Oran Johnson, petitioner below, a prisoner in custody under a State Court sentence, sought in the court below habeas corpus relief therefrom. The District Judge held two hearings on the petition and denied it, granting appellant, however, leave to proceed in forma pauperis, but denying a certificate of probable cause as required by 28 U.S. C.A. § 2253. No application having been made to a member of this Court for a certificate of probable cause, this Court is without jurisdiction to entertain the appeal.
In an effort to be certain that appellant, who is…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Franey v. State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
- Glenn Dale Atkins v. O. B. Ellis, General Manager of the Texas Prison SystemCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- John Maulding v. O. B. Ellis, General Manager, Texas Prison SystemCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
- T. H. Henson v. O. B. Ellis, General Manager, Texas Prison SystemCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
3Cited by4 opinions
- Paul L. Fitzsimmons v. Howard Yeager, Principal Keeper of the New Jersey State Prison at trenton,n.j. And the State of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- Richard Edward Madison v. Ralph H. Tahash, Warden Minnesota State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
- Roger Jay Klier, Summary Calendar. v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Paul L. Fitzsimmons v. Howard Yeager, Principal Keeper of the New Jersey State Prison at trenton,n.j. And the State of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968