Legal Opinion

Freddie D. Gibson, Jr. v. Frank Blackburn, Warden

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided September 25, 1984No. 84-3008PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Freddie D. Gibson, Jr., seeks habeas corpus relief from his conviction for armed robbery. The district court found all grounds alleged for relief to be without merit and denied Gibson’s petition for habeas corpus relief. After consideration of Gibson’s eleven points of error, we agree that Gibson’s claims for relief are without merit and affirm.

I. Background

Only one of Gibson’s claims merits discussion beyond the district court’s analysis. That claim concerns the pre-trial identification process. The discussion of the facts is limited to those material to…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. State v. GibsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
  3. Howard L. Dickerson v. State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
  4. Kemlon Products and Development Company v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  5. United States v. Clayton R. Page, IIICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Robert A. Prather v. John Rees, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
  2. Byrne v. ButlerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
  3. United States v. Jabori HuntsberryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2020
  4. Board of Mississippi Levee Commissioners v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012
  5. Willie X. Ross v. Ralph KempCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986

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