Legal Opinion
Joe Michael Blasingame v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 16, 1979No. 78-1150PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
On this appeal the sole issue is whether a state trial court committed constitutional error in refusing to suppress a defendant’s confession allegedly obtained in violation of his right to counsel. We hold it did not, and affirm the denial of a writ of habeas corpus by the district court.
Joe Michael Blasingame was convicted by a Texas jury in 1975 of the offense of aggravated robbery and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment. The conviction was affirmed on appeal. Blasingame v. State, 543 S.W.2d 657 (Tex.Cr.App.1976). Blasin-game unsuccessfully sought a writ of habe-as…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Brewer v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Michigan v. MosleySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- North Carolina v. ButlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Ira Nash, Jr. v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by44 opinions
- Solem v. StumesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jerry Lane Jurek v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Peter R. Fitzpatrick v. Louie L. WainwrightCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Richard Gerald Jordan v. John C. Watkins, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- United States of America Ex Rel. Miguel A. Espinoza v. J.W. Fairman, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
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