Legal Opinion
Herman Ludson Knight v. R. P. Balkcom, Jr., Warden of State Prison, Reidsville, Georgia
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 18, 1966No. 22357PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
Herman Ludson Knight pleaded guilty in the Dougherty (Ga.) Superior Court to an indictment charging the capital crime of armed robbery. The court sentenced Knight to serve twenty years in the Georgia state penitentiary. He did not appeal. Knight later filed in the City Court of Reidsville, Ga., an application for writ of habeas corpus alleging that he had been denied his federally guaranteed right to assistance of counsel. The City Court denied the application; the Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed. Knight v. Balkcom, 1964, 219 Ga. 589, 134 S.E.2d 801. October 7,1964,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Perry Goodwin v. S. Lamont Smith, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- L. C. McGarrah v. A. L. Dutton, Warden, Georgia State Prison, Reidsville, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Henry A. Molignaro v. A. L. Dutton, Warden, Georgia State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Clinton Henderson v. A. L. Dutton, Warden, Georgia State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Harris Percy Wynn v. Samuel L. Smith, Warden, Georgia State Prison, Reidsville, Ga.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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