Legal Opinion
McKinney v. Walker
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided October 23, 1974No. Civ. A. No. 72-832PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
ON PETITIONER’S MOTION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 2254.
HEMPHILL, District Judge.
In November, 1971, petitioner, Malcolm McKinney, a young black male resident of Spartanburg County, was indicted by the Spartanburg County grand jury for assault with intent to kill one, Ray Lawson. Petitioner was represented by retained counsel, George H. Thomason, Esquire, of the Spartanburg County bar. He entered a plea of not guilty and was placed on trial before the court and a jury.
In selecting the jury of six for petitioner’s criminal trial, 15 veniremen1 were presented for…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Peters v. KiffSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Peters v. KiffSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- State v. McKinneySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1972
3Cited by1 opinion
- McKinney v. WalkerDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1974