Legal Opinion
Henry Nixon Lucas v. Louie L. Wainwright, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 11, 1979No. 79-1173PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner Henry Nixon Lucas appeals from the denial of his petition for habeas corpus, 28 U.S.C. § 2254, in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Lucas contends that his current incarceration in the Florida state penal system is in violation of the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution because of ineffective assistance of counsel he received during his state court trial. The assertion is without merit and we affirm the district court.
On September 1, 1971, Lucas was found guilty after a jury trial of breaking and entering with intent…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Edward Morgan MacKenna v. O. B. Ellis, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Edward Morgan MacKenna v. O. B. Ellis, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- United States v. Pedro L. AlvarezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Robert Guerra, Robert Guerra v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Douglas Gorham v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary Department of Offender Rehabilitation, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by6 opinions
- John Hobbs v. Frank Blackburn, Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Robert Gilbert BurroughsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Harold D. Mayberry v. J. O. Davis, Warden, G. K. Fountain Correctional Center, State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Michael Westly Jones v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Antonio James v. John P. Whitley, Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
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