Legal Opinion
Marcus Wayne Chenault v. Leroy N. Stynchcombe, Sheriff of Fulton County
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 3, 1978No. 77-2501PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
Marcus Wayne Chenault appeals a district court order denying certain portions of his habeas corpus petition. We remand to the district court with instructions to dismiss the petition without prejudice so that Chenault may exhaust state remedies.
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On Sunday morning, June 30, 1974, Che-nault attended services at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta,' Georgia. During the service, Chenault shot Mrs. Martin Luther King, Sr., Deacon Edward Boykin, and Mrs. Jimmie Mitchell. Mrs. King and Mr. Boy-kin died from their wounds. On July 9, 1974, a Fulton County grand jury indicted the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Proffitt v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- Charles Sylvester Bell v. John C. Watkins, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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