Legal Opinion
Lawrence Erskine Taylor v. M. J. Elliott, Warden, Atmore Prison Farm
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 17, 1972No. 71-3454PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYER, Circuit Judge:
Taylor, an Alabama state prisoner, appeals a denial of federal habeas corpus relief from his conviction on a jury verdict of guilty of second degree murder. He claims that an incriminating statement made by him while in the custody of state police officers and without the presence of his retained counsel was constitutionally inadmissible at his trial. We reverse.
On January 13, 1965, Taylor was arrested and jailed in Dublin, Georgia in connection with a homicide that occurred a few days earlier in Birmingham, Alabama. The Birmingham police contacted the Dublin sheriff’s…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Calvin Sellars v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
3Cited by8 opinions
- Robert Anthony Williams, A/K/A Anthony Erthel Williams v. Lou v. Brewer, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Ernest Paul La MonicaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- Williams v. BrewerDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 1974
- United States v. MillerDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1977
- Government of the Canal Zone v. David Sierra, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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