Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Young v. Wainwright
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 20, 1974No. 73-2065PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Per curiam
Willie Young, Calvin Thomas and Harold Simon appeal from the denial of habeas corpus by the district court. The sole issue decided below was the vol-untariness of the confessions which led to their 1960 Florida convictions for first-degree murder.1 In an earlier proceeding, we held that the delay in bringing these petitioners before a committing magistrate did not render their con*97victions invalid, specifically reserving the issue of the voluntariness of their confessions under the “totality of the circumstances” standard. Young v. Wainwright, 326 F.2d 255 (5th Cir., 1964). The prisoners…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Frederick Keith Calloway v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Young v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1962
- Joe Edward Smith v. Jack Heard, Acting Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- Julius Corpus v. Dr. George J. BetoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Willie Young, Calvin Thomas and Harold Simon v. L. L. Wainwright, Director, Division of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Jerry Lane Jurek v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- United States of America Ex Rel. Willie Young, Calvin Thomas and Harold Simon v. L. L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida, No. 73-2065 Summary Calendar. Rule 18, 5th Cir. See Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. Of New York, 5th Cir., 1970, 431 F.2d 409Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974