Legal Opinion
Cleophus Young v. State of Alabama
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 12, 1970No. 29011_1PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner Cleophus Young, an Alabama prison inmate, was convicted of second degree murder by a jury in an Alabama state court and was sentenced to life imprisonment. His conviction was affirmed on direct appeal by the Supreme Court of Alabama. Young v. State, 1969, 283 Ala. 676, 220 So.2d 843. He then filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. That court denied relief without an evidentiary hearing, ruling that Young had failed to exhaust his state remedies within the meaning of 28 U.S. C.A. § 2254. Because we…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by9 opinions
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