Legal Opinion
McCoy Jamerson v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 25, 1982No. 80-1683PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
On February 6, 1970, McCoy Jamerson was arrested in Grand Prairie, Texas, for public drinking and illegal parking. Two days later, after being informed of his Miranda rights, 1 Jamerson confessed to a January 20, 1970 Pantego, Texas, service station robbery, during which his accomplice murdered the attendant. On March 17, 1970, a Texas grand jury indicted Jamerson for this armed robbery.
In April of 1971, Jamerson was tried and convicted of an unrelated homicide and sentenced to death. 2 The Texas statute prescribing the death penalty was declared unconstitutional by the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. Jose Avalos and Rudolfo CastrillonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Paulette WaltersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Llewyn J. Cowart v. Edward Hargett, Superintendent, Mississippi State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Fisher v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
- Goodrum v. QuartermanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
- United States v. Gary John CrosbyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Rommel Amos v. Joe ThorntonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011
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