Legal Opinion
Dewey Allison v. William C. Holman, Warden, Kilby Prison, Montgomery, Alabama
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 23, 1964No. 20535_1PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEWIN, Circuit Judge.
Dewey Allison, a state prisoner, appeals from an order of the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, Allison v. Holman, D.C., 216 F. Supp. 69 (1963). In this proceeding as well as in state court post conviction proceedings, the grounds upon which petitioner Allison seeks relief may be summarized as follows: (1) the knowing use of perjured testimony by the State of Alabama; (2) the use by the State of a coerced confession; (3) the denial of an opportunity to call witnesses for his defense; and (4) the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Draper v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Thomas v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Allison v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1962
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3Cited by15 opinions
- James R. Davis v. William C. Holman, Warden of Kilby Prison, Montgomery, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Garnett B. Fortner v. R. P. Balkcom, Jr., Warden, Georgia State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Allison v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1967
- McLaurin v. BurnleyDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1967
- Dennis Manaford Whitney v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director of Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
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