Legal Opinion
Jodie Bailey v. W. Frank Smyth, Jr., Superintendent, the Penitentiary, Richmond, Va.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 14, 1955No. 6911_1PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from an order dismissing a petition for a writ of habeas corpus by a prisoner serving a sentence of imprisonment under the judgment of a Virginia state court. In 1950 appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree in the Circuit Court of Greensville County, Virginia; but this conviction was reversed by the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia on the ground that the trial court had committed prejudicial error in failing to receive evidence that there was discrimination against appellant on the ground of race in the selection of the jury. Bailey v. Commonwealth, 191 Va.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Darr v. BurfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Moore v. DempseySupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Cassell v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Salinger v. LoiselSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Schlette v. People of State of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
- Mason McCoy v. E. H. Tucker, Warden, West Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1958
- Walter L. McClellan v. Don J. Young, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of OhioCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970
- Schlette v. CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
- Commonwealth of Virginia v. Fred WallaceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
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