Legal Opinion
Paul Clifford Hill v. Louie L. Wainwright, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 5, 1980No. 79-1038PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Circuit Judge:
The petitioner, having exhausted his available state remedies, seeks federal ha-beas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 to invalidate his Florida robbery conviction and sentence to life imprisonment. The petitioner asserts three claims for habeas corpus relief: (1) denial of his right to a speedy trial; (2) failure of the prosecution to disclose evidence favorable to the defense; and (3) denial of effective assistance of counsel. The federal district court after an evidentiary hearing dismissed the habeas petition on the merits. We find no merit in any of the petitioner’s…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Klopfer v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by44 opinions
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