Legal Opinion
Marcus Wayne Chenault v. Leroy N. Stynchcombe, Sheriff of Fulton County
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 10, 1977No. 76-1214PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Marcus Wayne Chenault appeals the denial of habeas corpus relief by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. On September 12,1974, a state jury convicted petition er of the murder of Mrs. Martin Luther King, Sr. and Deacon Edward Boykin and of the assault of Mrs. Jimmie Mitchell. Having exhausted his state remedies, petitioner brought an action for habeas relief 1 in federal district court. The district court denied relief on fourteen allegations of error and stayed proceedings on error numbers fifteen and sixteen. 2
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2Cases cited14 opinions
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Drope v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Jurek v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Dezso John Lokos v. Walter Capps, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Joe Pedrero v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Dept. Of Offender Rehabilitation, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Willie George Reese v. Louie L. WainwrightCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Henry Martinez Porter v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Patrick McInerney v. Steve W. PuckettCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
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