Legal Opinion
Melvin James Jackson v. Elton F. James, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 17, 1988No. 86-8680PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
Melvin J. Jackson, a Georgia inmate, filed a pro se federal habeas petition alleging that he had been denied his constitutional right to counsel at trial. The district court denied Jackson’s federal habeas petition. We find that Jackson’s Sixth Amendment rights were violated.
The facts of this case are not in dispute. Jackson faced nine counts of marijuana sales. Attorney John H. Hayes was ap pointed to represent Jackson at trial. On May 14, 1985, the morning of Jackson’s trial, Hayes filed a motion to withdraw as Jackson’s counsel. The motion stated that “the client,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brewer v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Holloway v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Carnley v. CochranSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Gerald Eugene Stano, Cross-Appellee v. Richard L. Dugger, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Omar Blanco, Cross-Appellant v. Harry K. Singletary, as Secretary, Department of Corrections, State of Florida, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Theodore Robert Bundy v. Richard L. Dugger, Secretary, Department of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- James Alfonso Greene v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
- James Harding v. Leoneal DavisCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
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