Legal Opinion
Cecil T. Hart v. C. Murray Henderson, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 1, 1971No. 71-1299_1PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
Cecil T. Hart, a Louisiana prisoner, appeals from an order of the district court denying his petition for the writ of habeas corpus.
The appellant was arrested on July 27, 1968, and remained incarcerated until his trial and sentencing some eight months later. He was convicted by a jury of simple burglary, a violation of La.R.S. 14:62, and was sentenced on March 28, 1969, to nine years imprisonment, the maximum term provided by the statute. His direct appeal was withdrawn almost five months later, on August 19, 1969.
After exhausting the post-conviction remedies provided by…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Williams v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Tate v. ShortSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by44 opinions
- United States v. Peter SalazarCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Thomas Harry Durkin v. Jack F. Davis, Director, Dept. Of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
- J. Loyd Parker, Jr. v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Caraway v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Michael R. King v. Donald W. Wyrick, Warden, Missouri State Penitentiary, Jefferson City, MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
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