Legal Opinion
Lemaster v. Cowan
District Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided January 2, 1974No. Civ. A. No. 1766Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HERMANSDORFER, District Judge.
The petitioner, who is presently incarcerated in the Kentucky State Penitentiary at Eddyville, Kentucky, has filed a petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The United States Magistrate has filed his Report and Recommendation following initial review in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b).
The petitioner presents only one substantive issue to the Court. He contends that he was denied the presence and assistance of counsel at the imposition of sentence following his conviction in 1966 in the Johnson Circuit…
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- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court of KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- William Everett Reed v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Thomas v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1969
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