GREENE v. MASSEY

No. 76-1719.

706 F.2d 548 (1983)

Richard Austin GREENE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Raymond D. MASSEY, Superintendent, Union Correctional Institution, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 6, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Chandler, Fort Pierce, Fla., for petitioner-appellant.

Andrea T. Mohel, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, Fla., for respondent-appellee.

Before BROWN and TJOFLAT, Circuit Judges, and TUTTLE, Senior Circuit Judge.


JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:

For a very long time Richard Greene has patiently sought habeas corpus, both state and federal, for release from his life sentence for murder. Beginning over seventeen years ago, his case has seen many courts in many postures.1 Once again we are faced with the decision as to the meaning of statements, rules, and standards — many of which are elusive and nebulous — under Florida jurisprudence...

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