Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Morrow
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided October 5, 1962PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOREMEN, Judge.
The Lyon Circuit Court granted a writ of habeas corpus to appellee, Edgar Morrow, and ordered his release from confinement in the state penitentiary and from the parole which had been granted to him by the state parole board. The Commonwealth appeals.
A bare chronicle of the events which transpired after his arrest and before he was committed to the penitentiary proves conclusively that he did not have the mental capacity to plead to the indictment returned against him.
This is the calendar of events:
November 12, 1958, indicted for armed robbery.
March 2, 1959, sent to Lakeland…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. HaymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Edward B. Bishop v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- Youtsey v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1899
- McIntosh v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1949
- Judson Broadus v. Dr. James v. LowryCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Commonwealth v. StricklandCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1964
- Hearon v. WingoCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1967
- Commonwealth v. StricklandCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1964