McCLUSTER v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 71-2396 Summary Calendar.

453 F.2d 162 (1972)

Leon McCLUSTER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 5, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Asst. Public Defender, Phillip A. Hubbart, Miami, Fla., for petitioner-appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Barry Scott Richard, Chief Asst. Atty. Gen., Miami, Fla., for respondent-appellee.

Before WISDOM, COLEMAN and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.


SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:

The sole issue presented for our consideration in this case is whether the district court erred in dismissing the appellant's petition for the Writ of Habeas Corpus, without an evidentiary hearing, for failure to exhaust his state remedies as required by Title 28, U.S.C., Section 2254. We find that the appellant's state remedies were in fact exhausted and accordingly we reverse and remand.

In September of 1969, McCluster was convicted...

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