U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1966

Merrill Preston Harris v. Louis L. Wainwright, Director Division of Corrections, State of Florida

Merrill Preston Harris v. Louis L. Wainwright, Director Division of Corrections, State of Florida
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided November 21, 1966 · Jones, Wisdom, Goldberg
368 F.2d 840 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Merrill Preston Harris v. Louis L. Wainwright, Director Division of Corrections, State of Florida

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

On conflicting testimony the district court, in a hearing upon a petition for habeas corpus seeking relief from a state court conviction, held that there was no denial of any Constitutional right of the appellant. The Escobedo [Escobedo v. People of State of Illinois, 378 U.S. 478, 84 S.Ct. 1758, 12 L.Ed.2d 977] and Miranda [Miranda v. State of Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694] doctrines were invoked. The trial commenced prior to the Escobedo decision and hence the principles announced there and in Miranda are inapplicable. The order of the district court is

Affirmed.

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