Case Name: Charles WIGGINS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. S. Lamont SMITH, Warden, Georgia State Prison, Respondent-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1972-10-04
Citations: 462 F.2d 1373
Docket Number: No. 72-1026
Parties: Charles WIGGINS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. S. Lamont SMITH, Warden, Georgia State Prison, Respondent-Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 462
Pages: 1373–1373

Head Matter:
Charles WIGGINS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. S. Lamont SMITH, Warden, Georgia State Prison, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 72-1026.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Oct. 4, 1972.
Wayne McCormack, Asst. Professor of Law, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., for petitioner-appellant.
Arthur K. Bolton, Atty. Gen., Harold N. Hill, Jr., Courtney Wilder Stanton, Dorothy T. Beasley, Atlanta, Ga., Daniel King, for respondent-appellee.
Before THORNBERRY, COLEMAN and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
On Rehearing
PER CURIAM:
Pursuant to a confession of error made by respondent-appellee, the order of the district court is vacated in its entirety and the cause is remanded to the district court for reconsideration of all of appellant's contentions in light of the confession of error.
Vacated and remanded.
. "The writ of habeas corpus should issue as to the three life sentences presently being served by Petitioner-Appellant Charles Wiggins, since the sentences rest upon an adjudication by a State superior court without jurisdiction over the subject matter." Brief of respondent-appellee at page 6.