Legal Opinion
Marvin Farmer v. E. B. Caldwell, Warden, Georgia State Prison, Reidsville, Georgia
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 23, 1973No. 72-2250PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:
Marvin Farmer appeals from the district court’s decision denying habeas corpus relief under Title 28 U.S.C. Section 2254. We affirm.
The petitioner-appellant is a Georgia State Prison system inmate. He was arrested on May 25, 1969 and indicted for rape, burglary and assault with intent to murder. On July 24, 1969 he entered a plea of guilty to each of the three offenses charged and thereupon was sentenced to three consecutive terms of imprisonment of three years each for a total custodial sentence of nine years. Farmer was represented by court-appointed counsel when he…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Arthur Lee Norris v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Linroy Davis v. Louis B. Heyd, SheriffCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Nat Villiam Wright v. State of North Carolina and David Henry, Warden, State's PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
- United States v. John Henry McDuffieCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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