Legal Opinion
Rhea v. Edwards
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided December 13, 1955No. Civ. 1792PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIES, District Judge.
This is a habeas corpus action in which petitioner, Charles Rhea, seeks his release from state custody und.er a sentence of life imprisonment, on the grounds that the Tennessee Habitual Criminal Act as originally enacted, Chapter 22, Public Acts of Tennessee, 1939, Williams’ .Tenn.Code 1934 (1949 Supp.), §§ 11863.1 to 11863.8, under which he was sentenced, is repugnant to the Constitution of the United States and is, therefore, void.
The defendant insists that petitioner has not exhausted the remedies available to him under the state laws and has not shown facts and…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Darr v. BurfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Ex Parte RoyallSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Ex Parte HawkSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Chandler v. Warden FretagSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Van Dusen v. BarrackSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- State v. WyrickCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2001
- Clark v. ThompsonDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1962
- United States of America Ex Rel. Salvatore D'ambrosio, Relator-Appellant v. Hon. Edward M. Fay, as Warden of Green Haven Prison, Stormville, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
- Warden v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1964
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