Legal Opinion
Jesse Combs v. John W. Wingo
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 31, 1972No. 71-2036PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCREE, Circuit Judge.
We consider an appeal from the dismissal of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. At the age of 19 years, appellant was convicted of murder by Clark County (Kentucky) Circuit Court and was sentenced to a term of life imprisonment. His conviction was affirmed by the Kentucky Court of Appeals. Two judges dissented on the ground that evidence of a confession obtained in violation of appellant’s constitutional rights had been introduced at his trial. After exhausting state remedies, he filed this petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Frank Johns v. E. P. Perini, Superintendent, Marion Correctional InstitutionCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
- Combs v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1969
- Frederick Holnagel v. George A. Kropp, Warden, State Prison of Southern MichiganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970
- Edward J. Mitchell v. William D. Salisbury, Superintendent, Chillicothe Correctional InstitutionCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
3Cited by24 opinions
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- United States v. James Arthur Charlton, Franklin N. Jacek, A/K/A Frank Royce, James Francis SwartzCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
- Bruce Nelson, P-8315 v. Thomas A. Fulcomer Appeal of Bruce NelsonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Vines v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1979
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