Legal Opinion
Higbee v. Thomas
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided March 13, 1964PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PALMORE, Judge.
In October of 1960 the appellant, David Higbee, pleaded guilty to an indictment in the Hopkins Circuit Court charging him with incest and was sentenced to 21 years in prison. KRS 436.060. He was committed to the penitentiary at Eddyville and in May of 1962 filed in the Lyon Circuit Court a petition for habeas corpus based on sworn allegations to the following effect:(1) On the date of the trial in circuit court "counsel for the defense spent approximately three to five minutes with defendant prior to his assignment and therefore your petitioner did not and could not have a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Pennsylvania Ex Rel. Herman v. ClaudySupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Ayers v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1964
- Rice v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1963
- Crady v. CranfillCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1963
- Tipton v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1964
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Lewis v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1967
- Ayers v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1964
- Cleaver v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1978
- Collier v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
- Jones v. BreslinCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1964
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