Legal Opinion

Billy Carl Brumfield v. C. Murray Henderson, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 9, 1971No. 30635_1Published

1Per curiam

Billy Carl Brumfield, convicted of manslaughter in the state courts of Louisiana, (State v. Brumfield, 1969, 254 La. 999, 229 So.2d 76) appeals from the denial of habeas corpus relief in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

The opinion of the District Judge is reported, 1970, 317 F.Supp. 27.

We adopt the opinion below as the opinion of this Court and the judgment is

Affirmed.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State v. BrumfieldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1969
  2. Brumfield v. HendersonDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1970