Legal Opinion
Harrison v. Skeen
District Court, N.D. West Virginia
Decided November 22, 1954No. 430-FPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATKINS, Chief Judge.
This is the second petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed in this court by the petitioner, a state prisoner who is serving a life sentence in the West Virginia Penitentiary for murder, which sentence was imposed by the. Circuit Court of Wayne County, West Virginia, on December 31, 1947. At his trial in the state court he was represented by *548two attorneys. In this proceeding he has asked the court to appoint counsel for him, which request has been granted. The respondent filed an answer to the petition, and a hearing was had upon the issues raised by the petition and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Darr v. BurfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Harrison v. SkeenDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1953
- United States ex rel. Bowe v. SkeenDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1952
- Bradley v. SkeenDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1953
- Schell v. Eidson, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1953
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Oscar A. Harrison v. Otto C. Boles, Warden of the West Virginia Penitentiary, Moundsville, West VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1962
- Oscar A. Harrison v. Orel J. Skeen, Warden, West Virginia State Penitentiary, Moundsville, West VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1955
- Francis Marion Black v. O. B. Ellis, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- United States ex rel. Smith v. SkeenDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1956
- Francis Marion Black v. O. B. Ellis, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960