Legal Opinion
Rogers v. Britton
District Court, E.D. Arkansas
Decided September 27, 1979No. PB-C-77-0071PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ARNOLD, District Judge.
This is a habeas corpus case challenging petitioner’s conviction of first-degree rape and the sentence of life imprisonment imposed in accordance with the verdict of the jury. On March 7,1979, this Court filed an opinion upholding the validity of the conviction. Rogers v. Britton, 466 F.Supp. 397 (E.D. Ark.1979). The Court did not reach the question of the constitutionality of the sentence under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. The Court held that petitioner had not exhausted his State remedies with respect to that issue. Petitioner was directed to file an…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Ingraham v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Wicks v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980
- People v. DavisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1981
- Jones v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1979
- R. G. Britton, Appellant-Cross v. Harold Eugene Rogers, Appellee-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Shepherd v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980
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