Legal Opinion
Timmons v. Peyton
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided April 28, 1965No. Misc. 4518PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Chief Judge.
On October 19, 1961, at approximately 5:15 P.M., the multiple crimes of murder, rape and felonious shooting were committed by the petitioner, Jay R. Tim-mons. On April 18, 1962, he was tried and convicted of first degree murder by a jury in the Corporation Court of the City of Norfolk, Part II, and his punishment was fixed at death. On May 10, 1962, his court-appointed counsel was granted leave to withdraw from the case as petitioner’s family had made other arrangements for legal representation. On June 11, 1962, petitioner’s motion for a new trial was denied…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by10 opinions
- United States v. Jerry Neale AlbrightCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1968
- State v. SneedSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1974
- Jay R. Timmons v. C.C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitenitaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
- Peyton v. EllysonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1966
- United States v. FletcherDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1971
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