Legal Opinion
William Lofton, Jr. v. Louie L. Wainwright
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 25, 1980No. 79-1230PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
The sole question on appeal in this habeas corpus proceeding, 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1976), is whether the state prosecutor violated the prohibition of Doyle v. Ohio, 426 U.S. 610, 96 S.Ct. 2240, 49 L.Ed.2d 91 (1976), by using the petitioner’s post-arrest silence to impeach an alibi subsequently offered by the petitioner at trial. We agree with the district court’s finding that no violation occurred and affirm its denial of the writ.
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The petitioner, William Lofton, Jr., was convicted in a Florida circuit court of robbing Leroy Brown of $1975. At 11:00 p. m. on the night of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. Orange Jell BeechumCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Thomas A. Warren, John L. Warren, Jr., Des. E. Schick and David DefinaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Davida Ross Staller and David Owen SaundersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. George AgeeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by18 opinions
- United States v. Felmon Lakeith Laury, A/K/A Felmon Keith Ashley, A/K/A Walter Ray NicholsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- United States v. Jose Armando Ochoa-SanchezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Louis Grieco v. Frank A. HallCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Martin Cardenas AlvaradoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- United States v. Isidro MoralesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
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