Legal Opinion
Bell v. Patterson
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided February 12, 1968No. Civ. A. 67-C-458PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
WILLIAM E. DOYLE, District Judge.
The action comes before the Court on a petition for relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. When a matter is thus presented the mentioned act of Congress contemplates that a United States court will search the record carefully and in depth. This we have attempted to do.
Petitioner was convicted of first degree murder in Denver, Colorado District Court on June 12, 1963, and subsequently sentenced to death. Petitioner contends that his conviction and sentence violated certain rights guaranteed to him under the U. S. Constitution. With certain…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Chandler v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- State v. PaceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1969
- Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
- Michael John Bell v. Wayne K. PattersonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1968
- United States v. Alvin Ray HuffCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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