Hudson v. Sowders

MEMORANDUM

BALLANTINE, District Judge.

Petitioner was indicted in May of 1975 for the murder and armed robbery of a Brink’s guard. The incident occurred on February 10, 1975, at the Southland Mall J. C. Penny’s in Louisville, Kentucky. Petitioner’s trial began on May 16, 1978, and lasted three days. The Commonwealth’s case primarily consisted of eyewitness testimony by Nellie Parker, a J. C. Penny’s sales clerk, testimony of Harold Crump, an accomplice, and testimonial and physical evidence tending to corroborate Crump’s testimony. Petitioner did not present a defense. The jury returned a…