Legal Opinion
Spruell v. Jarvis
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 4, 1981No. 79-3881PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS A. CLARK, Circuit Judge:
Attorney Billy L. Spruell appeals from the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition which challenged on federal constitutional grounds the petitioner’s 1978 conviction for contempt in a Georgia state trial court. Having concluded that under the circumstances of this case the petitioner was entitled to a hearing before a judge other than the trial judge who held the petitioner in contempt, we reverse and remand for issuance of the writ.
Petitioner Spruell is an attorney licensed to practice in Georgia. In January of 1978 he served as…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Tumey v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Ungar v. SarafiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Mayberry v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Taylor v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. Bobby G. SealeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In the Matter of Syed M.J. Iqbal Jafree, an AttorneyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Spruell v. JarvisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Mitchell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1990
- Mitchell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1990