Legal Opinion

Leroy Williams v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 7, 1971No. 71-1695PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RONEY, Circuit Judge:

LeRoy Williams, a Florida state prisoner, seeks a writ of habeas corpus contending that his plea of guilty to a robbery charge was coerced and involuntary and that he had inadequate counsel. The district court dismissed the petition *776on the ground that Williams had failed to exhaust his state remedies. Being unable to find in this record any avenue to state relief still open to petitioner, we reverse and remand.

I

At the outset it should be noted that the district court did not specifically set forth what further remedy is available to defendant, nor does the state’s brief…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Foley v. Weaver Drugs, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1965
  2. Gibson v. MaloneySupreme Court of Florida · 1970
  3. Clemmon D. Waters v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
  4. Kyle v. KyleSupreme Court of Florida · 1962
  5. Williams v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1968

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Freddie Richardson v. Raymond K. Procunier, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  2. Lee Berry Leonard v. Louie L. Wainwright, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  3. Keith Richard Dolny v. Robert A. Erickson, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
  4. Charles Roberts v. Arvon J. Arave, Jim T. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
  5. Julius Hairston v. State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972

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