Legal Opinion
Lowe v. Hopper
District Court, S.D. Georgia
Decided March 17, 1975No. Civ. A. 3078PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON PETITIONER’S § 2254 APPLICATION FOLLOWING REMAND
LAWRENCE, Chief Judge.
I. History of Case
This case was remanded by the Fifth Circuit for the purpose of further evidence being presented as to the “inventory exception” to warrantless searches and seizures relied on by the defendant Warden. See Lowe v. Hopper, 501 F.2d 952.
Joseph Lowe, Jr. was convicted in the Superior Court of Chatham County in 1971 of the crime of murder of his wife and of arson in burning down his home after killing her. Following a jury trial, he received a life sentence on the murder charge and ten years for arson.…
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3Cited by8 opinions
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