Legal Opinion
Farley v. Skeen
District Court, N.D. West Virginia
Decided October 15, 1952No. 609PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATKINS, District Judge.
The petitioner, a state prisoner, has brought this action in habeas corpus. The petition and exhibits therewith show the following fácts:
Petitioner was tried by a jury in the Criminal Court of McDowell County, West Virginia, and found guilty of first degree murder without recommendation, which under West Virginia law makes the death sentence mandatory. A motion for a new trial was overruled, and on January 19, 1942, petitioner was sentenced to be executed. An appeal was taken to the Circuit Court of McDowell County where the judgment of the Criminal Court was affirmed.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. WightCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- Cook v. HartSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Sanderlin v. SmythCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1943
- Watkins v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1942
- State v. FarleyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1942
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Farley v. SkeenDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1953
- Farley v. Skeen, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1953
- Davison v. State of OklahomaDistrict Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1976