Legal Opinion
Robert J. Grundler and Joseph L. Jelly v. State of North Carolina
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 11, 1960No. 8143_1PublishedCited by 284 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOBELOFF, Chief Judge.
Two prisoners in the North Carolina penitentiary prosecute this appeal from the District Court’s denial, without a hearing, of their petition for habeas corpus against the State.
On March 8, 1958, Robert J. Grundler and Joseph L. Jelly, after a trial in which they were represented by counsel of their choice, were convicted of rape in a North Carolina state court and sentenced to life imprisonment. On the same day, upon the imposition of sentence, they noted appeals to the North Carolina Supreme Court and were allowed by the trial court to proceed in forma pauperis. The…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Thompson v. City of LouisvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- State v. GrundlerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1959
- Holly v. SmythCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1960
- United States of America Ex Rel. Albert Sileo v. Walter B. Martin, Warden, Attica Prison, and the People of the State of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by284 opinions
- Ex Parte WilliamsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Michael Lee Fullwood v. R.C. Lee, Warden of Central Prison, Raleigh, North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2002
- United States of America Ex Rel. John McGrath v. J. E. Lavallee, Warden of Clinton Prison, Dannemora, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Nathan Thomas v. W. K. Cunningham, Jr., Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
- Barrera v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
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