Legal Opinion
James Graves v. State of Louisiana
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 7, 1973No. 72-3353PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from an order of the district court denying the petition of Graves, a Louisiana state convict for the writ of habeas corpus. We vacate and remand.
Graves was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. On direct appeal the Supreme Court of Louisiana affirmed his conviction. State v. Graves, 1971, 259 La. 526, 250 So.2d 727.
In his habeas petition Graves alleged that a taped statement was improperly admitted into evidence at his trial in violation of his rights under Miranda v. Arizona, 1966, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694.
The district court summarily…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- State v. GravesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
- Walter Thomas, Jr. v. James E. Decker, Sheriff, Dallas County, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Leon McCluster v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Joe Cephas Singleton v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Gibbs v. Warden of the Georgia State PenitentiaryDistrict Court, M.D. Georgia · 1978
- Durr v. CookDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1977
- Jackson v. WalkerDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1977