Legal Opinion
A. C. Park v. H. T. (Tommy) Huff
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 17, 1974No. 73-1897PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
A. C. Park, the petitioner-appellant, was convicted in a Georgia court of murdering a local prosecuting attorney. The evidence against him consisted of hearsay statements introduced under Georgia’s co-conspirator exception to the hearsay rule. After his conviction was affirmed by the Georgia Supreme Court, Park sought federal habeas corpus relief. The district court denied Park’s petition. The hearsay testimony introduced against Park was “crucial” and “devastating” under Dutton v. Evans, 1970, 400 U.S. 74, 87, 91 S.Ct. 210, 27 L.Ed.2d 213; it was unreliable; and the…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- California v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Dutton v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Douglas v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Barber v. PageSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by25 opinions
- United States v. Paul v. OatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- A. C. Park v. H. T. (Tommy) HuffCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. David CaroCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Lawrence Register, Fred Hornsby and Daniel John CochranCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Charles Kabbaby, A/K/A "Abdul", "The Arab"Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
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