Legal Opinion
Whitehead v. Wainwright
District Court, M.D. Florida
Decided March 21, 1978No. 75-369 Civ. T-KPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
KRENTZMAN, District Judge.
The Court has for consideration a habeas corpus proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner is a state prisoner who seeks release from prison because of the alleged violation of his right to due process. More specifically, he alleges that, because of the administration of prescribed medication, he was incompetent during a portion of-his trial.
Petitioner was charged by information with second degree murder on January 15, 1972. He was convicted on April 26 and sentenced on May 12 of that same year. Because of the improper admission into…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Bishop v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- V. P. Serodino, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Robert v. Bruce v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Watts v. SingletaryCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
- Frank W. Whitehead v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Dept. Of Offender RehabilitationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Watts v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989
- Watts v. SingletaryCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
- Watts v. SingletaryCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996