Legal Opinion
Hoffman v. Wainwright
District Court, M.D. Florida
Decided December 17, 1979No. 79-633-ORL-CIV-YPublished
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
GEORGE C. YOUNG, Chief Judge.
This cause is before the Court on the petition of Donald Fred Hoffman for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The State of Florida has moved to dismiss the petition for failure to exhaust available state remedies.
Petitioner was arrested on December 24, 1975 and charged with possession of marijuana in excess of five grams. His motion to suppress was denied on April 15, 1975. His petition for common law certiorari filed on May 10, 1976, was denied November 9, 1976. His petition for certiorari filed in the Supreme Court of Florida…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Gennero Galtieri v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, John Matera v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- James J. Connor v. Philip J. PicardCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1970
- Louis D. Lamberti v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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