Legal Opinion
Melvin McGuff v. State of Alabama, and James Digman, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 26, 1978No. 77-2154PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Chief Judge:
An Alabama jury convicted Melvin McGuff of murder and the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the conviction. McGuff v. State, Ala.Crim.App.1972, 49 Ala.App. 88, 268 So.2d 868, cert. denied, 268 So.2d 877. After exhausting state remedies, McGuff sought habeas relief in Federal District Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On April 11, 1977, after holding an evidentiary hearing, the District Judge entered an order denying relief. On appeal, McGuff primarily contends that (i) the pretrial identification procedure used by the police was so suggestive as to violate due…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Kirby v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. Carol SmithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Charles William Cannon v. State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by13 opinions
- United States v. Thomas Wayne Allison and Sharon Lynn FreedmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Kenneth Lee DerringCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- Curtis Leon Lomax v. State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Barton v. Chemical BankCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- James T. Caver v. State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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