1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 636 F.2d
  5. 636 F.2d 1018 (1981)
 

JAMES v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 79-3312. Summary Calendar.

636 F.2d 1018 (1981)

Willie Lee JAMES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Secretary, Department of Offender Rehabilitation, State of Florida, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A

February 12, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Willie Lee James, pro se.

Eula Tuttle Mason, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, Fla., for respondent-appellee.

Before CHARLES CLARK, VANCE and SAM D. JOHNSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Willie Lee James was convicted of sexual battery in Florida state court. During James' jury trial, Joy C. Farley testified that, while she was walking alone on the evening of May 25, 1977, a man approached her, placed a knife to her throat, forced her to walk to a group of bushes near a creek, then sexually molested her. Farley identified James as her assailant. The jury found James guilty, as charged, and he was sentenced to life imprisonment. After unsuccessfully...

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