Legal Opinion
George Thomas Stanley v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 21, 1969No. 24076PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:.As with another case this day decided, 1 we are again faced with the question whether absence of counsel in a capital case at a Florida arraignment proceeding is a denial of a constitutional right. Here, we are further concerned with the various facets underlying an allegedly coerced confession, as well as the denial of counsel at the Florida post-conviction proceeding.
The facts may be quickly capsulated. In October 1959, Stanley was convicted of the rape of an infant child and sentenced to 99 years by the Circuit Court of Dade County, Florida. From this he…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Culombe v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Haynes v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Johnny Lee Kirby v. Michael Dutton, Warden William Leech, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- Arthur Lee Norris v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Elenore Pred v. Board Of Public Instruction Of Dade County, FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- State v. MulqueenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1971
- Ghazi Abraham v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, Tallahassee, FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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