Legal Opinion
Green v. Wyrick
District Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided December 22, 1978No. 78-4196-CV-C-4-RPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
ELMO B. HUNTER, District Judge.
Petitioner, presently confined at the Missouri State Penitentiary, Jefferson City, has filed a pro se habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his 1975 state conviction for forcible rape. Unlike petitioner’s myriad other actions in this court, this petition presents only one claim for relief. Petitioner argues that Missouri’s forcible rape statute, R.S.Mo. § 559.260 is unconstitutional because it is sex-biased. He cites Meloon v. Helgemoe, 436 F.Supp. 528 (D.N.H.1977), aff’d 564 F.2d 602 (1st Cir. 1977), to support his claim.…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Tollett v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Sanders v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Pitchess v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Harvey v. Clay County Sheriff's DepartmentDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1979
- Chatmon v. Churchill Trucking Co.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1979
- Cody v. Missouri Board of Probation & ParoleDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1979
- Byrnes v. VoseDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1991
- Franco v. WyrickDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1979
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