Legal Opinion
William E. Boyd v. Henry E. Cowan, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 2, 1975No. 74-2140PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARDS, Circuit Judge.
This appeal concerns a petition for writ of habeas corpus filed by a Kentucky state prisoner who is serving a life sentence for storehouse breaking and for being a habitual criminal. Only one issue of any substance remains after the hearing before the District Court on remand which was ordered by this court, Boyd v. Cowan, 494 F.2d 338 (6th Cir. 1974).
The District Judge found that after conviction and sentence in the state court appellant allowed his time to file notice of appeal to lapse, although he knew the 10-day limitation on such notice and he knew that he had a…
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