Legal Opinion
Andrew J. Scott v. Victor G. Walker, Warden of the Louisiana State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 31, 1966No. 20814_1PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Chief Judge:
This is an appeal from the denial by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana of appellant’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus, seeking to vacate the judgment and sentence under which he is now in custody awaiting the execution of the sentence of death by electrocution, following a verdict of guilt of aggravated rape by a jury of Livingston Parish, Louisiana. It is one of several cases heard by this Court en banc, because of the identity of the legal principles involved and because of the desirability of achieving uniformity in the handling…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Smith v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Cassell v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Louisiana v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by60 opinions
- United States v. Jefferson County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Willie B. Brooks v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- United States v. Oscar E. HydeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Edgar Labat and Clifton Alton Poret v. Robert B. Bennett, Acting Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Catherine Foster, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. James L. Sparks, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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