Legal Opinion
Robert Matthews v. Hayden J. Dees, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 7, 1978No. 77-3250PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHARLES CLARK, Circuit Judge:
Matthews has appealed from the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. In that petition, and on appeal, Matthews raises only one contention: that he is entitled to have his nineteen-year sentence for attempted murder reduced to take into account the time he served in jail prior to sentencing because he was unable to post bond. In Louisiana the maximum sentence for attempted murder is twenty years. Matthews contends that because his indigency prevented his release before sentencing, he will be denied equal protection unless he receives…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Williams v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- J. Loyd Parker, Jr. v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Cecil T. Hart v. C. Murray Henderson, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Joseph N. Gremillion v. C. Murray Henderson, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Arthur Jackson, Jr. v. State of Alabama, Jasper Lee Cooks v. Circuit Court of Mobile CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Renfro v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1990
- Joseph Harold Johnson v. William French Smith, U.S. Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- David Earle Johnson v. Chase RivelandCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
- Jones v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1989
- Godbold v. WilsonDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1981
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