Legal Opinion

Collingsworth v. Mayo

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 4, 1949No. 12650PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SIBLEY, Circuit Judge.

Collingsworth, confined in the Florida St-ate Prison, made his petition for the writ of habeas corpus, accompanied by a sworn application to be allowed to proceed, in forma pauperis, to the district judge, complaining that he was' arrested o‘n a charge of armed robbery made by an information in a Florida State court, and held incarcerated for more than a month before trial and deprived of the right to communicate with or retain counsel; that when arraigned in court he requested time to procure and consult with counsel, and told the court that he was uneducated and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  2. Wade v. MayoSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  3. Riddle v. DycheSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  4. Collingsworth v. MayoSupreme Court of Florida · 1948

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Herring v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Thomas Lorenzo Williams v. Dr. George Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
  3. Albert Calloway v. James R. Powell, Jailor, Richmond County, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
  4. King v. BetoDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1969
  5. Leroy Jones v. S. Lamont Smith, Warden, Georgia State Prison, Reidsville, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969

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