Legal Opinion
Jordan W. Anderson and Clyde W. Anderson v. Ross Maggio, Acting Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 5, 1977No. 76-2750PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:
Brothers Jordan and Clyde Anderson were convicted of armed robbery by a jury sitting in the state judicial district court at Baton Rouge. Upon exhaustion of state remedies, 1 the Andersons sought habeas corpus relief, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, in the United States District Court of the Middle District of Louisiana. Without conducting an evidentiary hearing, the district court denied the Andersons’ petition. Petitioners appeal that denial, urging several points of error that allegedly invalidate their state convictions and render their subsequent confinement…
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