Legal Opinion
Benjamin Kenneth Gore v. William D. Leeke, and the Attorney General of the State of South Carolina
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 12, 1979No. 78-6600PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FIELD, Senior Circuit Judge:
Convicted of felony-murder in the General Sessions Court of Beaufort County, South Carolina, Benjamin Kenneth Gore applied for post-conviction relief in the state court. After a full hearing, relief was denied and such denial was affirmed by the Supreme Court of South Carolina. Gore v. Leeke, 261 S.C. 308, 199 S.E.2d 755 (1973). Thereafter Gore filed a petition for habeas corpus in the District Court of South Carolina, asserting substantially the same grounds as those in his state petition. The district court denied relief and Gore has appealed.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Cupp v. NaughtenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1976
- Gore v. LeekeSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1973
- McCreight v. MacDougallSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1966
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3Cited by8 opinions
- James Lewis Cole v. L. v. Stevenson, Superintendent and Attorney General of the State of North Carolina, Rufus L. EdmistenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- Eugene Kevin Wells v. Edward Murray, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
- Briley v. BassDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1984
- Paul Mazzell v. Parker Evatt, Commissioner, South Carolina Department of Corrections Travis Medlock, Attorney General, State of South CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
- United States v. GreenDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1998
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