Legal Opinion
James Henry Grantling v. Charles R. Balkcom, Warden, Georgia State Prison
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 17, 1980No. 79-3906PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEWIN, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Grantling appeals from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Gainesville Division, which denied his petition for habeas corpus relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The appellant urges the following errors on appeal: (1) his guilty plea was involuntary; (2) he was denied the effective assistance of counsel; (3) he was denied a committal hearing and a preliminary hearing; (4) he was brought before the potential jurors in handcuffs and prison garb thereby prejudicing his opportunity to establish his innocence; and…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by17 opinions
- John Hobbs v. Frank Blackburn, Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- William Neal Moore v. Charles Balkcom, Warden, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Jose Campos DavilaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Ernest Daniels v. Ross Maggio, Jr., Warden, Angola Penitentiary, and the Attorney General of the State of LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Odell Hargrow Hill v. W. J. Estelle, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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