Legal Opinion
Kennon v. Hill
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 24, 1995No. Nos. 93-3252, 93-3257PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKAY, Circuit Judge.
The petitioners, J.C. Woodall and John R. Kennon, have filed for habeas corpus relief, seeking to avoid extradition to Alabama without some assurances that they will not be subjected to the death penalty in Alabama. *905Because they present some identical issues, their petitions have been consolidated for appeal.
The pertinent facts alleged by the State of Alabama may be summarized as follows. Mr. Woodall approached Mr. Kennon in Kansas and attempted to hire him to kill Mr. Woodall’s mother in Alabama. Mr. Kennon refused to perform the killing himself, but introduced Mr.…
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Ex Parte WoodallSupreme Court of Alabama · 1998
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- John R. Kennon v. Mike Hill, Sheriff, of Sedgwick County, Kansas Robert T. Stephan, Attorney General of the State of Kansas, J.C. Woodall v. Mike Hill, Sheriff of Sedgwick County, Kansas Robert T. Stephan, Attorney General of the State of KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995