Legal Opinion
Millard C. Farmer, Jr. v. Noah J. Strickland, Sheriff of Pierce County
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 3, 1981No. 79-3908PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS A. CLARK, Circuit Judge:
The Superior Court of Pierce County, Georgia, twice summarily found attorney Millard C. Farmer, Jr., in criminal contempt of court for contumacious conduct during his representation of a criminal defendant who was being resentenced by the court on a conviction for murder and armed robbery. Having unsuccessfully sought relief in the state courts of Georgia, petitioner Farmer filed his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for writ of habeas corpus with the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. As we have concluded that the district court was…
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