Legal Opinion
Frank Murphy v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 2, 1967No. 24065_1PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRIFFIN B. BELL, Circuit Judge:
Appellant’s petition for writ of habeas corpus was denied on the merits by the District Court without a plenary hearing and without causing a show cause order to issue against the Respondent. Cf. 28 U.S.C.A. § 2243.
Appellant, represented by court appointed counsel, entered a plea of guilty in .1949 to a charge of second degree murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment. He alleges that he was only fourteen years of age at the time. He was charged with murdering a fellow inmate at the Florida State Industrial School for Boys where he was confined. His position…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Waley v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- David Busby v. William C. Holman, Warden, Kilby PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Jones v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1964
- Willard Broxson v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
3Cited by4 opinions
- Ray Black Carpenter v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Charlie Lee Streets v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Florida Division of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Carroll E. Wade v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- James Zell Tuggle v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967