Legal Opinion
Davis v. Heyd
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided January 19, 1972No. Civ. A. 71-1797PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, District Judge:
The applicant seeks a writ of habeas corpus on the basis that state court determinations of the issues here raised have not resolved the federal constitutional questions presented by the application. This makes it necessary to consider whether the state court’s findings were of a factual nature, and whether the 1966 Amendments to the Habeas Corpus Act, 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254, apply.
The applicant was convicted of manslaughter in Louisiana state court on September 20, 1968. A motion for a new trial was made by his court-appointed counsel, but was denied by the trial…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by5 opinions
- United States v. Bruce Lusk Bass, IIICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Linroy Davis v. Louis B. Heyd, SheriffCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Wing v. AndersonDistrict Court, E.D. Oklahoma · 1973
- Linroy Davis v. Louis B. Heyd, SheriffCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Linroy Davis v. Louis B. Heyd, SheriffCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973