Legal Opinion
McConnell v. Rhay
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided October 14, 1968No. 87 MPublishedCited by 352 opinions
1Per curiam
The sole issue presented by these cases is whether our decision in Mempa v. Rhay, 389 U. S. 128 (1967), should be applied retroactively.
The facts in both cases are quite similar to those in Mempa. Petitioner Jack D. McConnell pleaded guilty to two counts of grand larceny by check. At a hearing on December 23, 1965, he was placed on probation for five years upon condition that he serve one year in the county jail. He was released from jail the following April, but five months later the prosecuting attorney moved that the December 23 order be revoked, alleging that McConnell had violated the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Linkletter v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Mempa v. RhaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Hamilton v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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