Legal Opinion
Wilcox v. Ford
District Court, M.D. Georgia
Decided December 20, 1985No. Civ. A. No. 84-78-VALPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OWENS, Chief Judge:
Federal law provides that “a district court shall entertain an application for a writ of habeas corpus in behalf of a person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a State court only on the ground that he is in custody in violation of the Constitution or laws or treaties of the United States.” 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254(a) (West 1977) (emphasis added). Pursuant to this law, E.K. Wilcox, Jr. has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus contending that in violation of his rights derived from the United States Constitution he was convicted of murder and concealing a death. This…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by2 opinions
- E.K. Wilcox, Jr., Cross-Appellant v. J. Paul Ford, Warden, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- Clark v. MoranDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1990