Legal Opinion

Tony Giamo v. E. Wilson Purdy, as Sheriff of Dade County, Florida

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided September 7, 1972No. 72-1990Published

1Per curiam

This appeal is taken from the district court’s order of dismissal of Giamo’s petition for habeas corpus attacking a five year sentence imposed by the Florida courts after a jury verdict of guilty for the crime of bribery. The opinion-order of the trial court is reported as Giamo v. Purdy, S.D.Fla.1972, 346 F.Supp. 1.

The petitioner-appellant has failed to demonstrate error in the trial court’s disposition of the two grounds of attack upon the state court conviction: (1) the introduction of proof of similar acts to the crime charged, prior and subsequent to the date of the crime charged,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Giamo v. PurdyDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1972

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