Legal Opinion
Cecal Bell v. State of Alabama
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 1, 1966No. 23104_1PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Chief Judge.
The appellant Cecal Bell, acting as his own counsel, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for Southern Alabama, seeking release from an Alabama state prison where he is confined under a sentence for grand larceny. The district court denied the petition without calling for a return and without a hearing. No reasons for the denial were assigned. Subsequently, the district court also denied a motion for leave to appeal in forma pauperis. This Court then granted issuance of a certificate of probable cause allowing prosecution of the…
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