FORD v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 76-3478. Summary Calendar.

549 F.2d 981 (1977)

Carrell Dennis FORD, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Louis L. WAINWRIGHT, Director, Division of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 30, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Quisenberry, Jr., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Court-appointed), for petitioner-appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Anthony C. Musto, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, Fla., for respondent-appellee.

Before GOLDBERG, CLARK and FAY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This habeas appeal involves the question of the appropriate remedy for a denial of procedural due process in parole revocation. The district court concluded that the denial of a preliminary hearing near the place of arrest and the denial of appointed counsel rendered petitioner's parole revocation constitutionally defective. The court felt that under Baker v. Wainwright, 527 F.2d 372 (5th Cir. 1976), the only available...

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