Legal Opinion
Lonnie Keith Lee v. Washington Parish, State of Louisiana
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 9, 1973No. 72-3740PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Per curiam
The appellant, who is a prisoner of the State of Louisiana, filed a federal habeas corpus petition in the district court challenging the validity of his conviction for attempted murder. In his petition the appellant conceded that he had not exhausted his remedies within the Louisiana courts, but argued that his attempts to comply with 28 U.S.C. § 2254 had been thwarted. The district court dismissed the action finding that he had an adequate remedy in the form of his direct criminal appeal pending in the Louisiana Supreme Court. The appellant filed a timely notice of appeal from the district…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Jesse Coy Kimbrough v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Charles Henry Stewart v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Clifford T. McFrederick v. State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Francis Noel Hines v. Sargent PitcherCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Harold Raymond Hooks v. 4th District Court of Appeal, Fla., and State of Florida, and Walter Colbaith, Etc., No. 71-1329 Summary Calendar. Rule 18, 5 Cir. See Isbell Enterprises, Inc v. Citizens Casualty Co. Of New York, 5 Cir., 1970, 431 F.2d 409, Part ICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
3Cited by2 opinions
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- Eddie R. McKibben v. Joe S. Hopper, Warden, Georgia State Prison, Reidsville, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978