Legal Opinion
Tommie (Tom) Dixon v. E. B. Caldwell, Jr. Warden, Georgia State Prison
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 27, 1972No. 72-2644PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from the denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia denied the petition without conducting an evidentiary hearing because it concluded that the merits of petitioner’s allegations were resolved in previous state court proceedings. 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254. We have independently studied the record, and finding that some of petitioner’s claims have not been adequately considered in any previous proceeding, we reverse and remand.
In January of 1970, petitioner, Tommie Dixon, was tried…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Roland Tyler v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Amos Lumpkin v. Lamont Smith, Warden, Georgia State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Bailey Lee Sloan v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Adult Corrections Institution, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Dixon v. HopperDistrict Court, M.D. Georgia · 1976
- Hudson v. State of AlabamaDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1973
- Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus of Little v. RhayCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1973
- Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus of Little v. RhayCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1973
- Jimmy Ray Bonds, Appellant-Petitioner v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Department of Offender Rehabilitation, Appellee-RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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