1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 326 F.2d
  5. 326 F.2d 255 (1964)
 

YOUNG v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 20952.

326 F.2d 255 (1964)

Willie YOUNG, Calvin Thomas and Harold Simon, Appellants, v. L. L. WAINWRIGHT, Director, Division of Corrections, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

January 9, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis G. Weller, New Orleans, La., Carl G. Swanson, Jacksonville, Fla., for appellants.

Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., James G. Mahorner, Asst. Atty. Gen., State of Florida, Tallahassee, Fla., for appellees.

Before RIVES, JONES and WISDOM, Circuit Judges.

RIVES, Circuit Judge.

The appellants were convicted in the Circuit Court of Duval County, Florida, of murder in the first degree, and were sentenced to death by electrocution. The judgment and sentence as to each of them was affirmed by the Supreme Court of Florida. Young, et al. v. State of Florida, Fla.1962, 140 So.2d 97.

At the trial a written confession by each was introduced...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases