Legal Opinion
Hudson v. Alabama
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 24, 1974No. 73-3467PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
Hudson appeals a denial of his petition for habeas corpus following a full evidentiary hearing in which the District Judge found insufficient evidence to support a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel at petitioner’s state trial in 1948. The Judge also concluded that the petitioner was barred by laches since he had not been reasonably diligent in asserting his rights. We do not feel that laches should bar the application of constitutional principles, here on plain due process grounds, and therefore reverse the decision of the District Court.
Represented by court-appointed counsel,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Millard Robert Beasley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Wilbert Herring v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Nicholas Cappetta v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Jerry Dwayne Baxter v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Dept. Of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Vera Jackson v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Rideau v. WhitleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
- Paul Willoughby Granville v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Gaines v. HopperDistrict Court, M.D. Georgia · 1977
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