Legal Opinion
Amill Andrew Smith v. Dewey Sowders, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 7, 1988No. 86-6117PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIVELY, Circuit Judge.
The petitioner appeals the district court’s denial of habeas corpus relief from a state court conviction. 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On appeal he raises the single question of whether his conviction for theft of a truck and corn loaded onto the truck violated his right to be free of double jeopardy.
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Smith entered a Kentucky farm in November 1977 and stole an empty truck which he drove to a nearby loading tank, where he filled it with corn. While still on the farm he stole a license plate from another truck that belonged to the farm owner. He also took some spray paint and…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Missouri v. HunterSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Pulley v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Colten v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Sumner v. MataSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by49 opinions
- Henry C. Miller v. Rod Francis, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- Noah H. Lundy v. Donal Campbell and Charles W. BursonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- Charles Howard West v. William Seabold, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
- Samuel Moreland v. Margaret BradshawCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2012
- Kelly Gene Banner v. Herman C. Davis, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
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