Legal Opinion
Wainwright v. Sykes
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 23, 1977No. 75-1578PublishedCited by 5,871 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rehnquist
We granted certiorari to consider the availability of federal habeas corpus to review a state convict’s claim that testimony was admitted at his trial in violation of his rights under Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U. S. 436 (1966), a claim which the Florida courts have previously refused to consider on the merits because of noncompliance with a state contemporaneous-objection rule. Petitioner Wainwright, on behalf of the State of Florida, here challenges a decision of the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ordering a hearing in state court on the merits of respondent’s contention.
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