MANESS v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 74-1538.

512 F.2d 88 (1975)

Gary MANESS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Director, Division of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Granted September 2, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert G. Caruana, A.C.L.U. of Fla., Bennett H. Brummer, Asst. Public Defender, Miami, Fla., for petitioner-appellant.

J. Robert Olian, Asst. Atty. Gen., William L. Rogers, Asst. Atty. Gen., Miami, Fla., for respondent-appellee.

Before MORGAN and CLARK, Circuit Judges, and GORDON, District Judge.


Rehearing En Banc Granted September 2, 1975.

LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner-appellant Gary Maness filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, attacking his conviction for manslaughter by the state of Florida. He complains solely that he was denied due process of law by the state trial court's application of the voucher rule to prevent his cross-examination of a witness called by him, and to exclude evidence impeaching that witness. Under the...

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