Legal Opinion
James Earl Ray v. J. H. Rose, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 29, 1974No. 73-1543PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM E. MILLER, Circuit Judge.
James Earl Ray plead guilty on March 10, 1969, in a Tennessee criminal court to the charge of first degree murder in the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He was sentenced to prison for a term of 99 years. Subsequently, after state remedies were denied without an evidentiary hearing, he petitioned the court below for a writ of habeas corpus, alleging certain constitutional violations. This appeal is from the denial of the writ and the failure of the district court to hold an evidentiary hearing on Ray’s claims of constitutional violations. For…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Haynes v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by12 opinions
- United States v. Patricia Campbell HearstCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. James W. McCord Jr., A/K/A Edward J. Warren A/K/A Edward J. HamiltonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Claude Francis Roddy, Jr. v. Harold E. Black, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
- James Earl Ray v. J. H. Rose, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
- Betty Lou Beets, Cross-Appellant v. James A. Collins, Director Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
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