Legal Opinion
Samuel H. Sheppard v. E. L. Maxwell, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 14, 1965No. 16077_1PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SULLIVAN, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, Warden of the Ohio State Penitentiary, appeals from a United States District Court order declaring void the 1954 conviction of petitioner, Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard. Judgment had been entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, upon a jury verdict convicting Sheppard of the second-degree murder of his wife.1 Upon his appraisal of trial and pretrial publicity and other matters, the District Judge concluded that Dr. Sheppard did not have a fair trial and was thus deprived of rights guaranteed him by the United States Constitution His order…
2Cases cited106 opinions
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- Malloy v. HoganSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Tumey v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- In Re Murchison.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Adams v. United States Ex Rel. McCannSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Don C. Silverthorne v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- People v. JacobsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
- Ruby Harris v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
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