U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1976

Maness v. Wainwright

Maness v. Wainwright
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided March 18, 1976 · Clark, Gordon, Morgan
528 F.2d 1382; 1976 U.S. App. LEXIS 12329 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Maness v. Wainwright

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM:

It is ordered that the petition for rehearing filed in the above entitled and numbered cause be and the same is hereby denied.

Dissenting Opinion

CLARK, Circuit Judge:

I dissent from the panel’s denial of rehearing for the reasons set forth in my dissent in the panel opinion. I continue to be of the view that the majority has misapplied the principle of Chambers v. Mississippi to the facts of this bizarre and tragic case.

Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.