Legal Opinion
Milton Wolfe v. Gerald Coleman, Sheriff Pinellas County Florida and Jim Smith, Attorney General of the State of Florida
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 2, 1982No. 81-5347PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Chief Judge:
Petitioner, Milton Wolfe, brought a habe-as petition in district court challenging his conviction in a Florida state court for criminal contempt. The district court denied the petition upon recommendation by a magistrate and petitioner appealed. We affirm the district court’s decision.
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2Cases cited25 opinions
- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Ennis Nettles v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- In Re OliverSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Gompers v. Bucks Stove & Range Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- United States v. Jonathan Scott Baldwin, in Re Steven Jackson, EsquireCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Miki Eze Onu, Craig WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Martin v. GuillotCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
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