Legal Opinion
Robert Earl Williams v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 13, 1969No. 26969_1PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant filed a petition for habeas corpus in the district court seeking to reverse his first-degree murder conviction on the ground that incriminating statements taken in violation of his constitutional rights were admitted into evidence at his trial. The district court denied relief because of a failure to exhaust state remedies. 1
When a state prisoner seeks federal habeas relief it is not essential that he have relitigated by state habeas proceedings, or other state post-conviction remedies, federal constitutional questions which were fully developed at his state trial and upon appeal to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Patricia Lebouef Murphy, as Administratrix of the Estate of Edward Fontenot, Deceased, Etc. v. Houma Well Service, and Eva C. Fontenot, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- William Napoleon Boyer v. City of OrlandoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Johnny Leo Hill v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Jackson C. Floyd v. Stanley R. Resor, Secretary of the Army, and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Emmitt Monroe Spencer v. L. L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
3Cited by19 opinions
- Leroy Brown v. Julius T. Cuyler, Supt., at S.C.I.G.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Joe Cephas Singleton v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Melvin Leroy Tyler v. Harold R. SwensonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- Walter Thomas, Jr. v. James E. Decker, Sheriff, Dallas County, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Donald Harold Bartz v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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