Legal Opinion
Jessie Neal Williams v. Louie L. Wainwright, Etc., Jessie Neal Williams v. W. F. Rouse
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 12, 1979No. 79-1207PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner appeals from the denial of his writ of habeas corpus protesting that his plea of nolo contendere was involuntary, his plea bargain broken, his arrest wanting in probable cause and his counsel impermissi-bly ineffective. We uphold the District Court on the first three grounds and affirm its implicit denial on the fourth.
Petition Preliminaries
This appeal follows petitioner Jessie Williams’s 1975 conviction in a Florida state court, in which he was represented by appointed counsel. Williams entered a plea of nolo contendere and was sentenced to twelve years imprisonment on eight…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Stone v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Blackledge v. AllisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Gennero Galtieri v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, John Matera v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Jimmy Frank v. Frank Blackburn, Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- United States of America Ex Rel. John Williams v. Richard DerobertisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- United States v. John DiazCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- William Johnson, Jr. v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Rod Grabowski v. Jackson County Public Defenders Office, Roderick J. Grabowski v. Edward Hargett, Superintendent, Mississippi State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
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