Legal Opinion

John K. Meredith v. William H. Hiatt, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, Georgia

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 17, 1951No. 13480_1Published

1Per curiam

Insisting that the matters presented by his petition for writ of habeas corpus have not been heretofore presented, either in his Sec. 2255, 28 U.S.C.A., proceedings or in the previous appeals to this court from denials of prior petitions, 1 and that the contentions he makes require relief, appellant urges upon us that the district judge erred in denying his petition.

The judgment of denial was right. It is affirmed.

1. Meredith v. Sanford, 5 Cir., 163 F.2d 830; Meredith v. Gough, 5 Cir., 168 F.2d 193.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Meredith v. GoughCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1948
  2. Meredith v. SanfordCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1947