James L. Byrd v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Florida Division of Corrections

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1970-06-24

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GODBOLD, Circuit Judge: This is an appeal from an order of the District Court granting Byrd’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm. On April 6, 1966 Byrd was indicted in Florida state court for rape, along with six other defendants. In May he moved for a severance, stating that his defense would vary from that of the codefendants, that he wou…

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