Legal Opinion
Willie B. Giles v. State of Alabama
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 26, 1967No. 24338PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEWIN, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama granting the motion of the State of Alabama to dismiss the petition of the appellant which sought a writ of habeas corpus. The petition was dismissed without prejudice and no costs were taxed.
From the record before us and from the inartfully drawn petitions of the appellant it appears he was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court of Tallapoosa County, Alabama, of “carnal knowledge” and was sentenced to a term of 50 years. There was no appeal from that conviction.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Thomas v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Dewey Allison v. William C. Holman, Warden, Kilby Prison, Montgomery, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Allison v. HolmanDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1963
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Wesley Trahan v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Dept. Of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Waldon v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1969
- Aguilar v. TexasDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1972
- Wesley Trahan v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Dept. Of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977