Legal Opinion
Wainwright v. Torna
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 22, 1982No. 81-362PublishedCited by 517 opinions
1Per curiam
Respondent is in custody pursuant to several felony convictions that were affirmed by the Third District Court of Appeal of Florida. Torna v. State, 358 So. 2d 1109 (1978). The Florida Supreme Court dismissed an application for a writ of certiorari, on the ground that the application was not filed timely.1 362 So. 2d 1057 (1978). A petition for rehearing and clarification was later denied. App. to Pet. for Cert. A-15.
Respondent thereafter filed a petition for habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, contending that he had been denied his right to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Ross v. MoffittSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Antonio Perez v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Department of Offender RehabilitationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Nathaniel Pressley v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Department of Offender RehabilitationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Jose Torna v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Department of Offender RehabilitationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by517 opinions
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Pennsylvania v. FinleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Evitts v. LuceySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- People v. FloresIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
- Campbell v. WoodCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
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