Legal Opinion
Judy Leggroan v. Samuel W. Smith, Warden, Utah State Prison
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 11, 1974No. 73-1854PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HILL, Circuit Judge.
The State of Utah appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the District of Utah granting Judy Leggroan’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
Appellee was convicted in the District Court of Salt Lake County, Utah, in 1969, of second degree murder and was sentenced to a term of ten years to life imprisonment. Prior to selecting the jury she challenged the entire panel on the grounds it was selected from tax assessment rolls, thereby excluding non-property owners and prejudicially reducing the number of women, young people, poor people and members of…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Kramer v. Union Free School District No. 15Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Hernandez v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Thiel v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
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3Cited by14 opinions
- United States v. Odell BennettCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. TestCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. John F. GrismoreCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Francisco Rodriguez-GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
- United States v. Oscar Diaz-AlbertiniCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985
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