Legal Opinion
Ghazi Abraham v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, Tallahassee, Florida
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 24, 1969No. 26018PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:
Appellant is without counsel, and none having been appointed, the case cannot be orally heard. See Elchuk v. United States, 370 U.S. 722, 82 S.Ct. 1574, 8 L.Ed.2d 802 (1962). Accordingly, the case is properly placed on the summary calendar under Fifth Circuit Rule 18.
The appellant is a Florida state prisoner serving a sentence for murder in the second degree. The conviction was affirmed upon direct appeal, at which the appellant was represented by counsel. Abraham v. State, Fla.App.1961, 132 So. 2d 377.
The United States District Court denied the appellant’s petition…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Montgomery v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1965
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3Cited by27 opinions
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