Legal Opinion
Lexington S. Lamb v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 12, 1982No. 80-2144PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiff Lamb brought habeas corpus proceedings in federal district court to challenge 1944, 1947, and 1958" convictions in Texas state court. 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court dismissed his application on alternate grounds with respect to the 1944 and 1947 convictions. An evidentiary hearing was held on Lamb’s 1958 conviction: Lamb was not represented by counsel at that hearing, and his application concerning the 1958 conviction was dismissed.
Because we hold that Rule 8(c) of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases requires the appointment of counsel in the…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- McCarthy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Tollett v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Charles Sylvester Bell v. John C. Watkins, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- United States v. John DiazCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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- United States v. Paul Iasiello, Paul G. IasielloCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- United States v. VasquezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
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