Legal Opinion
Matthew Winters v. Thomas D. Cook, Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 2, 1973No. 71-3323PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge:
In April of 1963 Winters, a Negro male, was indicted in Holmes County, Mississippi, for the murder of E. T. Branch, a male Caucasian. At his arraignment, Winters pleaded not guilty. Six months later, on the date for which trial had been set and with the advice of counsel, Winters changed his plea to guilty. He was sentenced to life imprisonment.
On October 6, 1969, Winters filed a motion in State court to vacate his sentence, alleging inter alia that “[a]t the time of the indictment and plea, and for a long time prior thereto, there was and continues to be a system and…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Matthew Winters v. Thomas D. Cook, Superintendent of the Mississippi State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Charles Lee Parker v. Fred R. Ross, Superintendent of Caledonia Correctional UnitCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
- McNeal v. CollierDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1972
- Quick v. HarrisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1974
- Pugh v. WainwrightDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
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