Legal Opinion
Ernest Lee Grissom v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, State of Florida
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 20, 1974No. 73-3025PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNNE, Senior District Judge:
Ernest Lee Grissom petitioned the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida for a writ of habeas corpus, contending that the state trial court had unconstitutionally deprived him of due process of law as guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment when it failed to hold a hearing and render a determination on the issue of his. competence to stand trial. The district court denied the petition and we affirm.
Grissom, a 15-year-old junior high school student, was arrested on May 22, 1968, on informations charging him with second degree murder and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Robert v. Bruce v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Huey R. Lee v. State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Roland Tyler v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Willie George Reese v. Louie L. WainwrightCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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