Legal Opinion
Robert J. Jones v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director of Division for Corrections of the State of Florida
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 12, 1979No. 79-1908PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner appeals the denial of his writ of habeas corpus on the grounds that his guilty plea was coerced and his attorney at a subsequent probation revocation hearing was ineffective. We affirm the District Court on both bases.
En Route To The Writ
In 1970, petitioner Robert J. Jones was charged with second degree murder. Jones pleaded guilty to manslaughter pursuant to plea negotiations between his court appointed attorney and the state’s attorney and was placed on probation for ten years. In 1971, Jones was convicted of breaking and entering a residence. In 1972, Jones was convicted of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Henderson v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Wilbert Herring v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Ronald Lee Fisher v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida, Department of Health and Rehabilitative ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by17 opinions
- John Lewis Washington v. John C. Watkins, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Anthony Murray v. Ross Maggio, Jr., Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Conrado Vela v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Peter James Schwander v. Frank Blackburn, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary and William J. Custe, Jr., Attorney General of the State of LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Amos Lee King, Jr. v. Charles G. Strickland, Jr., Warden, Florida State Penitentiary, Louie L. Wainwright, and Jim Smith, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
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