Legal Opinion
Lillian P. Cobb v. Melvin Bailey, Sheriff of Jefferson County
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 7, 1972No. 72-2303PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge:
The sole issue in this appeal is whether the Constitution of the United States requires that an Alabama state prisoner who has been sentenced to the maximum term provided by state law shall be allowed full credit for the time detained in jail prior to conviction.
On a federal writ of habeas corpus, the District Court held in the negative. We affirm.
The facts may be stated as follows:
On May 11, 1971, Lillian P. Cobb was arrested for murder in the first degree. On July 16, 1971, the grand jury of Jefferson County, Alabama, indicted her for that she “unlawfully and with…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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