Legal Opinion
Dennis Lee Stinson v. Louie L. Wainwright
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 14, 1983No. 82-3089PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Dennis Lee Stinson was convicted of second degree murder in the Du-val County, Florida Circuit Court in 1975 upon a plea of guilty. After pursuing state remedies for post conviction relief, Stinson filed a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus alleging, among other things, that the guilty plea was involuntary. The district court denied the petition without holding an evidentiary hearing. On appeal, Stinson presents us with a single issue: whether or not an evidentiary hearing should have been held in the district court concerning the nature of the plea.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Marshall v. LonbergerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Henderson v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by7 opinions
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