Legal Opinion
James X. Reese v. Dr. James G. Ricketts, Superintendent, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 12, 1976No. 75-4204PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner seeks a Certificate of Probable Cause and leave to appeal in forma pauper-is from the denial of his second federal habeas corpus petition. We grant the Certificate and leave to appeal in forma pauperis for the purpose of allowing us to affirm on the merits the District Court’s denial of the habeas writ.
Petitioner, represented by court-appointed counsel, was convicted by a jury of armed robbery and was sentenced to life imprisonment on October 27, 1966. A few days later he was convicted of a second charge of armed robbery on his plea of nolo contendere and sentenced to a concurrent…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Francis v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Davis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Drewey Aaron, Jr. v. Walter Capps, Warden, Draper Prison, Elmore, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Reese v. HopperCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Anthony Dixon v. John M. PitchfordCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Frank A. Vicaretti, Jr. v. Robert J. Henderson, Superintendent, Auburn Correctional Facility, and Lawrence T. Kurlander, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981