Legal Opinion

Roosevelt Lonzo Knoxson v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 15, 1978No. 77-2411PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER:

We have before us the appellee’s motion to revoke appellant Knoxson’s leave to file his post-submission brief, to strike the brief, and to rebrief and reargue the question whether Knoxson has exhausted his state remedies. Knoxson filed a post-submission brief after oral argument was held in the case. During the arguments, the Court raised several questions critical to understanding and disposing of the habeas petition. The brief addresses the history of Knoxson’s attempts to obtain access to a copy of his trial transcript, and includes copies of letters to and from Knoxson, the trial…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. United States of America Ex Rel. Granville Boodie, Relator-Appellant v. Ross E. Herold, Director, Dannemora State Hospital, Dannemora, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
  3. Thomas Ray Gurule v. John W. Turner, Warden, Utah State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1972

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Conrado Vela v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  2. Perry James Brown v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  3. Lauro De Los Santos v. Scindia Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., Seattle Stevedore Co., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
  4. Jack Messelt v. State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  5. Edwin Edgar Jones v. Norman Hess and the State of OklahomaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1982

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