Legal Opinion
Robert Walker v. Ross Maggio, Jr., Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 20, 1984No. 84-3163PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Robert Walker is a state prisoner currently serving a fifty-year sentence in the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola based upon his adjudication as a recidivist. Following his jury conviction in 1975 for attempted simple burglary, the state relied on three prior convictions to enhance the penalty. Having exhausted his state court remedies, Walker filed a petition for federal habeas corpus relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 alleging that one of the convictions used for enhancement is invalid. The district court denied the petition. We affirm.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
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