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Wall v. Purdy

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Sep 7, 1972
465 F.2d 933 (5th Cir. 1972)

Opinion

No. 71-1388. Summary Calendar.

Rule 18, 5 Cir.; Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Company of New York et al., 5 Cir., 1970, 431 F.2d 409, Part I.

August 1, 1972. As Amended on Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 7, 1972.

Bruce S. Rogow, Miami, Fla., for petitioner-appellant.

Jack R. Blumenfeld, Asst. State Atty., Miami, Fla., for respondent-appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Before BELL, DYER and CLARK, Circuit Judges.



The order of the district court, 321 F. Supp. 367, denying habeas corpus relief to the appellant is vacated, and the cause is remanded with directions to determine whether the appellant was advised of his right to counsel and whether he voluntarily and intelligently waived that right in connection with his said trial. If there was no valid waiver of appellant's Sixth Amendment right to counsel, then he is entitled either to have his conviction and sentence of imprisonment set aside or, if the respondent should desire to retry him for the offense, to his Sixth Amendment rights to counsel in the event, on retrial, the court might contemplate a sentence of imprisonment. Argersinger v. Hamlin, 1972, 407 U.S. 25, 92 S.Ct. 2006, 32 L.Ed. 530.

See Goodwin v. Smith, 5 Cir. 1971, 439 F.2d 1180.

Vacated and remanded, with directions.


ON PETITION FOR REHEARING EN BANC


No member of this panel nor Judge in regular active service on the Court having requested that the Court be polled on rehearing en banc, (Rule 35 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure; Local Fifth Circuit Rule 12) the Petition for Rehearing En Banc is denied.


Summaries of

Wall v. Purdy

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Sep 7, 1972
465 F.2d 933 (5th Cir. 1972)
Case details for

Wall v. Purdy

Case Details

Full title:MACK J. WALL, PETITIONER-APPELLANT, v. E. WILSON PURDY, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Sep 7, 1972

Citations

465 F.2d 933 (5th Cir. 1972)

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