Legal Opinion
Brumfield v. Henderson
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided September 15, 1970No. Misc. No. 1111PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEST, Chief Judge:
Petitioner, Billy Carl Brumfield, seeks a writ of habeas corpus. He is presently serving a fifteen year sentence at Louisiana State Penitentiary after having been tried and convicted of the crime of manslaughter. Following his conviction an appeal was taken in his behalf to the Louisiana Supreme Court, which Court affirmed the con*28viction and sentence. State v. Brumfield, 254 La. 999, 229 So.2d 76 (1969). The two grounds for appeal were specified as (1) “the trial court erred in allowing the introduction of a confession against the defendant when the State had refused to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Williams v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Leland v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Cicenia v. LagaySupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- State v. BrumfieldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1969
3Cited by2 opinions
- Billy Carl Brumfield v. C. Murray Henderson, Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Gaither v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2009