Legal Opinion
Amos Lumpkin v. James Ricketts, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 2, 1977No. 76-3443PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
This appeal challenges the dismissal of a habeas corpus petition by the district court. The petitioner’s primary complaint is that the district court erred in its determination that he had waived his right under state law to contest the constitutionality of the composition of the grand jury. We find that the lower court correctly so held and affirm.
In Francis v. Henderson, 425 U.S. 536, 96 S.Ct. 1708, 48 L.Ed.2d 149 (1976), the Supreme Court had before it the question of whether a state prisoner who failed to make a timely challenge to the composition of the grand jury…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Whitus v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Francis v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Davis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Lefkowitz v. NewsomeSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida v. Clarence SimpsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by55 opinions
- Gary Lee Doctor v. Gilbert A. WaltersCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
- Terry Lee Goodwin v. Charles Balkcom, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Charles Jones v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Lewis C. Wallace v. A.L. Lockhart, Director of Arkansas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- James Lee Spencer v. Walter D. Zant, Superintendent, Georgia Diagnostic & Classification CenterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
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