Legal Opinion
James Johnson, Jr. v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 13, 1971No. 71-1694_1PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Per curiam
The appellant was convicted of manslaughter in Manatee County, Florida, and sentenced on March 7, 1969 to serve a twenty-year prison term. In this appeal he seeks review of the order of a federal district Judge denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus on grounds of prematurity. We affirm.
Upon the appellant’s conviction his privately-retained attorney filed a motion for new trial which was denied by his trial court. Although no direct criminal appeal was filed in his state appellate court, on January 16, 1970 the appellant himself sent a “notice of appeal pursuant to Rule 1.850…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Robert Earl Williams v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- James E. Ector v. S. Lamont Smith, Warden, Georgia State Prison, No. 30733 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
- Charles A. Porter v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida, No. 30849 Summary Calendar. Rule 18, 5th Cir. See Isbell Enterprises, Inc v. Citizens Casualty Co. Of New York, 5th Cir., 1970, 431 F.2d 409, Part ICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
3Cited by1 opinion
- Troy C. Burroughs v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972