Legal Opinion
Sylvian Dale Bishop v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 18, 1975No. 74--2617PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURRAH, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Bishop was convicted by jury verdict in state court and sentenced to death for the murder of two girls. On appeal, the Florida Supreme Court upheld the conviction while commuting the sentence to life imprisonment. 1 Bishop then filed this habeas corpus petition alleging these errors: (1) denial of change of venue in light of jury bias, caused by intense and inflammatory pre-trial publicity; (2) failure to suppress as evidence Bishop’s in-custody statements following illegal arrest and detention; (3) admission of improper evidence; and (4) prejudicial comments…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Gennero Galtieri v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, John Matera v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. CampaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2006
- Mallott v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1980
- United States v. Scott SchulerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- United States v. MendozaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
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