Legal Opinion
Thomas A. Boswell v. State of Alabama
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 16, 1976No. 74-3839, 74-3840PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
In this habeas corpus case brought by a state prisoner the principal issue is whether petitioner was tried before an impartial jury. The day prior to his trial he appeared, shackled and in prison garb, before the jury venire from which on the following day his trial jury was selected. The District Court denied the writ, and we affirm.
Boswell was convicted in the Circuit Court of Mobile County, Alabama, of selling marijuana in violation of state law, and sentenced to a six-year term to commence following a sentence already being served in a federal prison. The Supreme…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Estelle v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Juan D. Hernandez v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Charles Wallace Brooks v. State of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Boswell v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1973
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- D. Stephen Menzies v. Raymond K. Procunier, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- State v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Kansas · 1986
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