Legal Opinion
Arthur W. Tifford v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Department of Offender Rehabilitation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 28, 1979No. 78-1741PublishedCited by 10 opinions
ON PETITION FOR REHEARING
1Per curiam
In Tifford v. Wainwright, 588 F.2d 954 (5th Cir. 1979), this court upheld the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that State of Florida’s refusal to grant Tifford’s motion for severance made his trial fundamentally unfair. The Florida Court of Appeal had previously resolved the severance issue in the favor of the State. Tifford v. State, 334 So.2d 91 (Fla.App. 1976). The State had, in its original briefs before the district court and this court, taken the position that the Florida Court of Appeal’s' disposition was limited solely to issues of state law. In its petition for…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Doris R. Edwards, Etc., Cross-Appellant v. Sears, Roebuck and Company, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Response of Carolina, Inc. v. Leasco Response, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Arthur W. Tifford v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Department of Offender RehabilitationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Tifford v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
3Cited by10 opinions
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- Harold D. Mayberry v. J. O. Davis, Warden, G. K. Fountain Correctional Center, State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- George Miller v. R. v. Turner and the Attorney General of the State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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