Legal Opinion
Willie Carr v. State of Alabama
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 15, 1978No. 76-4120PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
Willie Carr sought habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama from his sentence following a conviction for robbery in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Alabama. Carr raises three issues in his § 2254 petition, all of which were submitted to the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals in petitioner’s brief to that court. He contends that his conviction is invalid because: (1) improper comments by a police officer to a material witness during a lineup were unduly suggestive and the resulting…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Gennero Galtieri v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, John Matera v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Smith v. DigmonSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. Frank Delano VomeroCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Carr v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1975
3Cited by5 opinions
- Albert H. Carter v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Michael Hutchins, 053170 v. Louis L. WainwrightCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Jack Messelt v. State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- George Braddock Ogle, II v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Carter v. EstelleDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1980