Legal Opinion

Leslie Pulley v. J. W. Norvell, Warden

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided August 18, 1970No. 19726_1PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.

Leslie Pulley appeals from the decision of the United States District Court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

On the evening of January 24, 1965, Pulley and another masked man (now deceased) robbed S. J. Wilson and his housekeeper, Mrs. Margaret Hughes, at Mr. Wilson’s home in Williamson County, Tennessee. On September 24, 1965, Pulley entered a plea of guilty to the armed robbery of Mr. Wilson and his sentence was set by a jury at twelve years’ imprisonment. On April 13, 1966, he entered a plea of guilty to the armed robbery of Mrs. Hughes and was…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Hoag v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  3. Ciucci v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  4. Dunn v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1912
  5. Thomas v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1960

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Bradley v. MillerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
  2. Arthur Moton v. Harold R. Swenson, Warden, Missouri State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
  3. United States v. PanettaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. Holloway v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1972
  5. State v. WilsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1975

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