Legal Opinion
David Edward Dawson v. L. L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 21, 1971No. 30027PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge:
In the Circuit Court of Hillsborough County, Florida, David Edward Dawson, the appellant here, represented by different counsel in each case, entered two pleas of guilty to murder, allegedly committed at different times, in the second degree. The original indictments had charged murder in the first degree. One indictment charged Dawson with the murder of Vernon Purvis on May 28, 1967. In that case, Dawson was represented by court appointed counsel, Tom Y. Sawyer. The other indictment charged Dawson with the murder of Charles A. Hayes on December 6, 1966. In that case,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Dawson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1969
3Cited by2 opinions
- David Edward Dawson v. L. L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Martinez-VegaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008